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230 always did, when Elnora was in the garden, but she got no response, and the girl did not come. A little after one o'clock Margaret stopped at the gate. "Elnora has changed her mind. She is not going," called Mrs. Comstock. She felt that she hated Margaret as she hitched her horse and came up the walk instead of driving on. "You must be mistaken," said Margaret. "I was going on purpose for her. She asked me to take her. I had no errand. Where is she?" "I will call her," said Mrs. Comstock. She followed the path again, and this time found Elnora sitting on the log. Her face was swollen and discoloured, and her eyes red with crying. She paid no attention to her mother. "Mag Sinton is here," said Mrs. Comstock harshly. "I told her you had changed your mind, but she said you asked her to go with you, and she had nothing to go for herself." Elnora rose, recklessly took a short cut through the deep swamp grasses and so reached the path ahead of her mother. Mrs. Comstock followed as far as the garden, but she could not enter the cabin. She busied herself among the vegetables, barely looking up when the back door screen slammed noisily. Margaret Sinton approached colourless, and with such flaming eyes that Mrs. Comstock shrank back. "What's the matter with Elnora's face?" demanded Margaret.