The girl and the guardsman . of thevsquare, and while Barton stood at thedoor pondering grimly upon the gro-tesque procession of his days visitors,and how, indeed, he might hope tohnd the peace that seemed to havegone from him beyond recall, therewas another tap on the door. Henervously started, frowned at hisweakness and stood rebelliously motionless, determined in the first iSs THE GIRL &- THE GUARDSMAN moment to refer this new intruderto the slate. The tap was repeated shortly witha sharp interrogatory emphasis thatseized his attention and held in the sound made himthink it had
The girl and the guardsman . of thevsquare, and while Barton stood at thedoor pondering grimly upon the gro-tesque procession of his days visitors,and how, indeed, he might hope tohnd the peace that seemed to havegone from him beyond recall, therewas another tap on the door. Henervously started, frowned at hisweakness and stood rebelliously motionless, determined in the first iSs THE GIRL &- THE GUARDSMAN moment to refer this new intruderto the slate. The tap was repeated shortly witha sharp interrogatory emphasis thatseized his attention and held in the sound made himthink it had been produced by awoman. However this feeling may haveinfluenced him, he suddenly growled, Come in ! * It was Amanda Maud, wearing thesame light dress she had worn theday before, and a curiously casual,boyish soft hat, in which there was anadjustment purely Amandas own. Amanda did not seem startled tofind Barton at the brink of the room,his hand against the wall, lookingquietly at her as she came out ofthe passage. 186. // uJs /linaihljMaiidy THE GIRL <&- THE GUARDSMAN ** Ci()t)d-inc)rning/ said Amanda. ** (jood-morning,* returned Bar-ton, without moving. ** The artistIS in. ** So I see, ventured Amanda. Dont you think you could askme in for just a minute? Youve got to come in, declaredBarton. ** I Ve been wishing you dcome. It has been so dull hereto-day. Amanda measured him with herundismayed eyes. He was prettyhard to understand. ** I just dropped in, she said, * tosay that — Dont apologize, insisted Bar-ton. Its all right. ** Is it ? She watched him as hesearched through the pigeon-holes of the old desk for something which 187 THE GIRL & THE GUARDSMAN it had occurred to him to look for. Well, I wanted to say, if you 11excuse me, that you re an awful fool. Barton turned about slowly. Now, do you know, he said,* I am hardly prepared to contradictyou. You know what I mean, wenton Amanda, any man might betaken that way. * In that case, said Barton, turn-ing again to the p
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