The Primrose Path - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1878. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 294 CHAPTER XIV. THE strangers made their salutations very briefly; as for Randal, he did not approach Margaret at all. He made her a somewhat stiff bow, which once more in her simplicity wounded her, though the sight of him was such a relief; but even the comfort she had in his presence was sadly neutralized by this apparent evidence that he did not think so charitably of her as she had hoped. Amid all the pain and bewilderment of the moment, it was a pang the more to feel thus driven back upon herself by Randal's disapproval. She gave him an anxious questioning look, but he only bowed, looking beyond her at Rob Glen: and it was Mrs. Glen who hurried forward with demonstration to take and shake between both her own Margaret's reluctant hand. "Eh, but I'm glad to see you, Miss Margret," Mrs. Glen said. "What a heat! I thought I would be melted coming from the station, but a'a weel now I'm safe here." "Will you forgive me, Miss Leslie," said Randal, "if I ask leave to speak to Glen on business? I took the liberty of coming, when I heard he was here. I should not have ventured to disturb you but for urgent business. Glen, I have heard of something that may be of great importance to you. Will you walk back with me to the station, and let me tell you what it is? I have not a moment to spare." "Na, na, ye'll gang wi' nobody to the station; how's a' with ye, Rob, my man," cried Mrs. Glen, "you're no going to leave me the first moment I'm here." Rob stood and gazed, first at one, then at the other; the conjunction did not seem to bode him any good, though he did not know how it could harm him. He looked at them as if they had dropped from the clouds, and a dull sense that his path was suddenly obstructed, and that he was being hemmed in by friends as well as by foes ca...