"Has she such a strong will?"
It began to seem as though the two Lilians might be a good deal alike.
"Yes, she has a strong will, but she says she isn't stubborn, and I don't know that she is. Only she wont drive a horse with a check-rein on. She does not approve of the overhead checks they use here. Itis rather a trial to me. I like to see a horse's head held up."
"She doesn't seem morbid, either," I ventured to remark, feeling somewhat like a detective.
"No, she doesn't seem morbid; and there she is," Mrs. Ellerton added, as the sound of a horse's hoofs caused her to look up.
I ruminated a good deal on that answer of Mrs. Ellerton's. Was it purposely evasive? Did she know about the "worm i' the bud"? If not, why did she merely echo my words, instead of frankly saying "She is not morbid."
For the moment I had only time to get to the block and help the young lady
