? ? ? ? "Mrs. Bradley," said the old gentleman, "this is a young gentleman who was kind enough to help me home after the accident of which I just spoke to you. I would mention his name, but I must leave that to him."
? ? ? ? "Frank Fowler, sir."
? ? ? ? "And my name is Wharton. Now that we are all introduced, we can talk more freely."
? ? ? ? "Will you have some soup, Mr. Fowler?" asked the housekeeper.
? ? ? ? She was a tall thin woman, with a reserved manner that was somewhat repellant. She had only nodded slightly at the introduction, fixing her eyes coldly and searchingly on the face of our hero. It was evident that whatever impression the service rendered might have made upon the mind of Mr. Wharton, it was not calculated to warm the housekeeper to cordiality.
? ? ? ? "Thank you," he answered, but he could not help feeling at the same time that Mrs. Bradley was not a very agreeable woman.
? ? ? ? "You ought to have a good appetite," said Mr.
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