When it seemed that Mrs. Falchion would bring a great trouble and
shame into Roscoe's life, I determined to use the secret. It must be used
now only for Mrs. Falchion's good. As I said in the last chapter, I had
received word that somebody was coming whose presence must take a large
place in the drama of these events: and I hoped the best.
Until morning I lay and planned the best way to bring things to a
successful issue. The morning came--beautiful after a mad night. Soon
after I got up I received a note, brought by a boy from Viking, which
gave me a thrill of excitement. The note requested me to go to Sunburst.
But first I sent a note to Mrs. Falchion, begging her in the name of our
new friendship not to leave the mountains that day. I also asked that she
would meet me in Sunburst that evening at eight o'clock, at a place
indicated by me. I asked for a reply by the messenger I sent, and urged
her to ask no questions, but to trust me as one who only wished to do her
a great service, as I hoped her compliance would make possible. I waited
for the reply, and it bore but the one word--"Yes.
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