d her agitation.
"I hope I caused no trouble," she said. "It is a frightful affliction. I
trust you will be able to do something for me."

"Don't worry, my dear young lady. We shall cure you beyond a doubt. I
think, however, that it will be necessary to employ hypnosis. All cases
such as yours respond most readily to hypnotic suggestion. However, I
shall observe your case for a while longer, before making a decision.
You are going out for a walk, I see."

"Yes. I love the air." She rose with a secret fear of the man in her
heart. If he should hypnotize her, what was there to prevent his
learning everything. She determined to avoid this method of treatment at
all costs, yet could not see how to do so without arousing his
suspicions. "Good-morning," she said, hastily, as she left the room.

The walk to the entrance gate in the fresh autumn air served to revive
her spirits wonderfully. Her original intention had been to stroll down
the avenue which fronted the house, in the hope of meeting the delivery
wagon on the way. In a moment the futility of this plan became apparent.
She did not know from which direction the wagon would appear, nor would
she be able to recognize it, even should she be lucky enough to meet it.
She paused at the gate, uncertain, then began to walk along a path which
led among the trees and shrubbery, with one eye all the while upon the
gateway at the entrance. Once or twice vehicles passing along the road
outside startled her into sudden action; she went toward the gate only
to find that they had passed on. The tenseness of the situation began to
get on her nerves; in her fear she was certain that she was being
watched from the house, or by the gardener in the distance who was
engaged in taking the leaves from the graveled walks. She had almost
given up in despair when she heard the rumble of an approaching cart,
and saw a smart little wagon driven by a young man in a blue jacket with
large brass buttons, enter the gate.

She went quickly toward the roadway, pretending an interest in the
horse. The young man saw her approaching, and looked at her shrewdly.
She gave a slight nod, and continued to approach him. All of a sudden he
threw down the reins, gave an exclamation, and jumping from the wagon,
began to inspect the horse's feet with great deliberateness and care.

Grace went up to the horse, and began patting its nose. "Poor fellow,"
she said, consolingly, in English, looking all the while at t