Chapter 40
A Photograph Jim Morlake had one predominant habit of behaviour. It was to clear up as he went along. Before the girl was out of sight he had decided on his line of action, and without hesitation turned off from the field path, and crossing the field, reached the by-lane which led to the village, and incidentally, to Mrs. Cornford's cottage. Farringdon must give the girl her freedom and he must disabuse that young man's mind of any queer ideas which had crept into his crazy brain. Mrs. Cornford opened the door to him, and he saw at a glance that something out of the ordinary had happened to trouble her. "I hope I haven't come at an inconvenient moment." She shook her head. "I'm glad to see you, Mr. Morlake," she said, and showed him into her little sitting-room. It was not hard to g
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