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SY N O PSIS.
H o w a r d J e f f r ie s , b a n k e r '«
u n , under
h e e v il In flu e n c e o f R o b e r t U n d e rw o o d .
:el l n w . a t m l .n l a t Y a le , U a d a a life o f d is ­
s ip a tio n . m a r r i e s th e d a u g h t e r o f a g a m -
H e r w h o d ie d In p r is o n , a n d Is d is o w n e d
►y h ie f a t h e r . H e Is o u t o f w o r k a n d In
I«-operate s t r a i t s . U n d e rw o o d , w h o h a d
>noe b e e n e n g a g e d to H o w a r d 's s te p -
n o th e r . A lic ia , Is a p p a r e n t l y In p r o s p e r -
iu s c ir c u m s ta n c e s
T a k in g a d v a n t a g e o f
its I n tim a c y w ith A lic ia , h e b e c o m e s a
to rt of s o c ia l h ig h w a y m a n . D is c o v e r in g
Its t r u e c h a r a c t e r , A lic ia d e n ie s h im th e
lo u s e . H e s e n d s h e r a n o te t h r e a t e n i n g
lu lc td e . A rt d e a l e r s f o r w h o m h e a c t e d
ta c o m m is s io n e r, d e m a n d a n a c c o u n tin g
He c e n n o t m a k e go o d . H o w a r d c a l ls a t
lls a p a r t m e n t s In a n I n to x i c a te d c o n d i­
tion to r - q r e e t a lo a n o f $2.000 to e n a b l e
Vim to f a k e u p a b u s in e s s p ro p o s itio n .
H r w a r d d r in k s h im s e lf In to a m a u d lin
■ ondltton, a n d g o e s to s le e p o n a d iv a n .
K c a l l e r Is a n n o u n c e d a n d U n d e rw o o d
Ir a w s a s c r e e n
a ro u n d th e d ru n k e n
d e e p e r.
A lic ia e n te r s .
8he dem ands a
» re m is e fr o m U n d e rw o o d t h a t h e w ill n o t
ta k e h is life. H e r e f u s e s u n le s s s h e w ill
•an ew h e r p a tr o n a g e . T h i s s h e r e f u s e s .
• n d t a k e s h e r le a v e . U n d e rw o o d k ills
h im se lf. T h e r e p o r t o f t h e p is to l a w a ­
k en s H o w a r d . H e fin d s U n d e rw o o d d e a d .
H o w a rd Is t u r n e d o v e r to th e p o lic e
T a p t. C l '- 'o n . n o to r io u s f o r h is b r u t a l
I r e s tm e n t o f p r is o n e r s , p u t s H o w a r d
th ro u g h th e t h i r d d e g r e e , a n d fin a lly g e ts
tn a lle g e d c o n fe s s io n f r o m t h e h a r a s s e d
n a n . A n n ie , H o w a r d 's w ife , d e c l a r e s h e r
»ellef in o e r h u s b a n d ’s In n o c e n c e , a n d
ta ils o n J e f f r 'e s . 8 r
H e r e f u s e s to h e lp
tn le s s s h e w ill c o n s e n t to a d iv o rc e . T o
ra v e H o w a r d s h e c o n s e n ts , b u t w h e n s h e
Unds t h a t t h e e ld e r J e f f r ie s d o e s n o t In ­
te n d to s t a n d b y h is s o n . e x c e p t fln a n -
rfs lly . s h e s - o m s h is h e lp . A n n ie a p p e a ls
lo J u d g e B r e w s te r , a t t o r n e y f o r J e f f r ie s .
B r- to t a k e H o w a r d 's rn s e . H e d e c lin e s .
It is r e p o r te d t h a t A n n ie is g o in g o n th e
ita g e . T h e b a n k e r a n d h is w ife c a ll o n
f u d g e B r e w s t e r to fin d s o m e w a y to p re -
r e n t It. A n n 'e a g a i n p le a d s w l'h Br**w-
ite r
to
d e fe n d
H o w ard .
He
con­
te n ts .
A lic ia
Is
g re a tly
a la r m e d
w hen
she
le a r n s
fro m
A n n ie
th a t
B r e w s te r h a s ta k e n th e c a s e . S h e c o n ­
fe s se s to A n n ie t h a t s h e c a lle d o n U n d e r ­
w ood t h e n ig h t o f h is d e a t h , a n d t h a t s h e
h a s h is l e t t e r In w h ic h h e t h r e a t e n e d s u i ­
cide. b u t b e g s f o r tim e b e f o r e g iv in g o u t
th e I n f o r m a tio n .
A n n ie p r o m is e s B re w -
■ ter to p r o d u c e th e m is s i n g w o m a n a t a
m e e tin g a t h is h o m e .
B re w s te r a c c u se s
C lin to n o f f o r c in g a c o n f e s s io n fr o m
H o w a r d . A n n ie a p p e a r s w ith o u t t h e w i t ­
n e ss a n d r e f u s e s to g iv e t h e n a m e . A lic ia
» rr lv e s . U a p t. C lin to n d e c l a r e s A n n 'e h a s
tra c k e d th e m . A lic ia h a n d s h im U n d e r ­
w o o d 's le t t e r . A n n ie le ts C lin to n , b e lie v e
th e l e t t e r w a s w r i t t e n to h e r. S h e Is a r ­
re s te d .
T h e U n d e rw o o d l e t t e r a n d A n ­
n ie 's p e r j u r e d te s t im o n y c l e a r H o w a r d .
T h e e ld e r J e f f r ie s o ff e r s to t a k e H o w a r d
a b ro a d .
Y
pan ied h e r w ords o r see th e look of
agony th a t cro ssed h e r face.
“ B u t w h a t a re you going to d o ? ” he
Inquired, a fte r a silence.
W ith an effort, sh e co n tro lle d h e r
voice.
N o t fo r a ll th e w orld w ould
sh e b e tra y th e fa c t th a t h e r h e a rt
w as b reak in g .
W ith affected Indif­
fere n c e , sh e rep lie d :
“ Oh, I sh a ll be all rig h t. I sh a ll go
an d live so m ew h ere In th e c o u n try for
a few m o n th s. I ’m tire d of th e c ity .”
"So am I,” he rejo in ed , w ith a g es­
tu re of d isg u st. “B ut I h a te lik e th e
deu ce to leav e you a lo n e.”
“T h a t's n o th in g ,” sh e said , h astily .
“A trip a b ro ad is ju s t w h a t you
need.” L ooking up a t him , sh e ad d ed :
“Y our face h a s b rig h te n e d up a l­
re a d y !”
He sta re d a t h er, u n ab le to u n d e r­
stan d .
“ I w ish you could go w ith m e.”
She sm iled.
"Y our la th e r ’s so ciety d o e sn ’t m ak e
q u ite su ch an ap p eal to m e a s It does
to you.”
C arele ssly , sh e a d d ed :
“ W h ere a re you going— P a ris or
L ondon?"
He s e n t a th ic k cloud of sm oke c u rl­
ing to th e celling. A E u ro p ean trip
w as so m e th in g he had long looked fo r­
w ard to.
"L ondon— V ien n a— P a ris ,” h e
re ­
plied, gayly.
W ith a laugh, he w ent
on: “No, I th in k I'll c u t o u t P aris.
I’m a m a rrie d m an. I m u s tn ’t fo rg e t
th a t!”
A nnie looked up a t him quickly.
"Y ou've fo rg o tte n It a lre a d y ,” sh e
C H A P T E R XIX.— C ontinued.
H e w aited and looked a t h e r cu ri­
ously us If w ondering w h a t h e r a n ­
sw er would be. H e w aited som e tim e,
and th en slow ly sh e sa id :
"I th in k —you had b e tte r g o !”
•‘You d o n ’t m ean t h a t ! ” he ex ­
claim ed, in g en u in e su rp rise .
She shook h e r head affirm atively.
“ Yes, I do.” sh e sa id ; “y o u r fa th e r
w a n ts you to ta k e y o u r p o sitio n In
th e w orld, th e position you a re e n title d
to . th e position y o u r a sso c ia tio n w ith
m e p re v e n ts you from ta k in g —”
H ow ard dru m m ed his fingers on th e
ta b le c lo th an d looked o u t of th e w in­
dow. It seem ed to h e r th a t h is voice
no longer had th e sam e can d id rin g as
he rep lied :
"Y es, fa th e r h as sp o k en to m e about
It. He w a n ts to be frie n d s, a n d I—”
H e paused aw k w ard ly , and th e n ad d ­
ed: "I ad m it I'v e— I'v e p ro m ised to
c o n sid er It. b u t— ”
A nnie finished h is se n te n c e for him :
“ Y ou’re going to a c c e p t his ofTer,
H ow ard.
You ow e it to yoursolf, to
your fam ily, an d to— ”
S he lau g h ed
a s sh e add ed : “I w as going to say to
m illions of an x io u s re a d e rs."
H ow ard looked a t h e r curiously. He
-did n o t know If she w as je s tin g o r In
e a rn e s t.
A lm ost Im p a tie n tly he ex ­
claim ed :
“W hy do you ta lk In th is w ay a g a in s t
y o u r own In te re s ts ? You know I'd
like to be frien d ly w ith my fam ily,
an d all th a t. Hut it w ouldn’t be fa ir
to you.”
"I'm not ta lk in g a g a in s t m yself,
H ow ard. I w an t you to be happy, and
yo u 're not happy. You c a n 't be happy
u n d er th ese conditions. Now be hon­
e s t w ith me— can you?”
"C an you?” he d em anded.
"N o.” she a n sw ered , fra n k ly , "n o t
u n less you a re .” Slow ly sh e w ent on:
"W h a te v e r h ap p in ess I've h ad In life
I ow e to you, and Ood know s you've
had no th in g b u t tro u b le from me.
I
did w rong to m a rry you. and I'm
w illing to pay th e p en alty . I'v e evened
m a tte rs up w ith your fam ily ; now le t
m e try and sq u are up w ith you.”
"E vened up m a tte rs w ith my fam ­
ily?" he exclaim ed in su rp rise . "W h a t
do you m ean?"
W ith a sm ile she rep lied am b ig u ­
ously:
"Oh, th a t’s a little p riv a te m a tte r of
my o w n !”
He sta re d a t her. u n ab le
to com prehend, and sh e w e n t on,
g rav ely :
"H o w ard , you m u st do
w h a t's b e st fo r yourself.
Ml pack
y o u r things. You can go w hen you
please— ”
H e s ta re d gloom ily out of th e w in­
dow w ithout re p ly in g . A fter all, he
th o u g h t to h im self. It w as p e rh ap s for
th e best.
S h ack led as he w as now,
be w ould n e v e r be ab le to accom plish
an y th in g . If th e y se p a ra te d , his fa th e r
would ta k e him Into h ts business.
Life would begin fo r him all over
again.
It w ould be b e tte r fo r h er.
too. Of co u rse, he w ould n e v e r for­
get her.
H e would pro v id e fo r h er
com fort.
Hla fa th e r would help him
a rra n g e for th a t.
L ig h tin g a c ig a r­
e tte . he said, c a re le ssly :
“ W ell— p e rh a p s yo u 're rig h t. M ay­
be a little trip th ro u g h E u ro p e w on't
t o m e any h a rm .”
"O f course n o t.” sh e aald. sim ply.
B usy w ith an o b stin a te m atch , he
AM n o t h e a r th e sigh th a t accom ­
“ T h en W hy Do You L eave H er
said , q u ietly . T h e re w as re p ro a c h In
h e r voice a s sh e co n tin u e d :
"Ah,
H ow ard, y o u 're su ch a boy!
A little
p le a su re tr ip a n d th e p a s t is for-
g o tte n !”
A look of p e rp le x ity cam e o v e r his
face.
B eing only a m an, he did not
g ra sp q uickly th e finer sh a d e s of he»
m eaning. W ith som e Irrita tio n , he de
u ian d ed :
“ D idn’t you say you w a n te d m e lo
go an d fo rg e t? "
S h e nodded.
"Y es. I do. H ow ard.
Y ou've m ade
m e happy. 1 w a n t you to be h ap p y .”
H e looked puzzled.
"YOu say you love m e?” h e said,
"an d y e t you’re h ap p y b ecau se I’m go­
ing aw ay. I d o n 't follow th a t lin e of
re a so n in g ."
" I t Isn 't re a so n ,” she said w ith a
sm ile, “It's w h a t I feel. I g u ess a m an
w a n ts to h av e w hat he loves a n d a
w om an Is sa tisfied to love Ju st w hat
sh e w an ts.
A nyw ay, I’m glad. I’m
g lad y o u 're going. Go and te ll y o u r fa­
th e r."
T a k in g h is h a t, h e said :
"I'll te le p h o n e him .”
"Y es, th a t's rig h t," sh e rep lied .
"W h e re 's ray can e ? " he a sk e d , look­
ing ro u n d th e room .
S he found It fo r him , an d a s he
open ed th e door, sh e said :
"D o n 't be ’ long, w ill you?”
H e laughed.
" I'll com e rig h t back. By G eo rg e!"
he ex claim ed , "I fe e l q u ite ex cited at
th e p ro sp e c t of th is tr ip !" R eg ard in g
h e r fondly, h e w e n t o n : " It's aw fully
good of you. old g irl, to le t m e go.
A nnie a v e rte d h e r head.
“ Now, d o n 't spoil m e,” sh e said, lift­
ing th e tra y a s if to go in to th e
k itch en .
"W a lt till 1 k iss you good-by,” he
said , effusively.
T a k in g th e tra y from h er, he placed
It on th e tab le, and folding h e r In hla
a rm s, he p resse d h is lips to h ers.
"Good-by,” he m u rm u re d ; ”1 w on’t
ho long "
"B u t you d o n 't u n d erstan d ." she said,
g en tly ; “I am to blam e."
“Y ou’re too re ad y to blam e your­
self,” he said, testily .
A nnie w en t up to him and laid h e r
h and affectio n ately on his shoulder.
W ith te a r s In h e r eyes, sh e said :
“L e t m e te ll you som ething, judge,
H is fa th e r w as rig h t w hen he said I
took a d v an ta g e of him . I did. I saw
th a t he w as se n tim e n ta l an d self-
w illed, an d all th a t. I s ta rte d o u t to
a ttr a c t him . I w as tire d of th e life I
w as living, th e h a rd w ork, th e loneli­
ness, and all th e re s t of It, and I m ade
up my m ind to catc h him If I could.
I d id n 't th in k It w as w rong th en , but
1 do now. B esides,” sh e w ent on, “I’m
o ld er th a n he Is—five y ears older. He
th in k s I’m th re e y e a rs younger, and
th a t h e ’s p ro tectin g m e from th e w orld.
I took a d v an ta g e of his Ignorance of
life.’’
Ju d g e B rew ster shrugged his shoul­
d e rs im p atien tly .
"If boys of 25 a re not m en th ey
n e v e r will be.” L ooking down a t h e r
kindly, he w ent on: “ ’Pon my w ord!
if I w as 25, I ’d le t th is divorce go
th ro u g h and m arry you m yself."
"O h, ju d g e !”
T h a t w as all she could say, but th e re
w as g ra titu d e in th e g irl’s eyes. T h ese
w ere th e first kind w ords any one had
y et spoken to h er.
I t w as nice to
know th a t som e one saw som e good
in her.
She w as try in g to th in k of
so m eth in g to say, w hen suddenly th e re
w as th e click of a key being In serted
in a yale lock. T he fro n t door opened,
and H ow ard appeared.
‘'W ell, ju d g e !" he exclaim ed, “th is Is
a s u r p ris e !”
T he law yer looked a t him gravely.
"H ow do you do, young m an ?” he
said.
Q ulzzingly he added: “You
look very pleased w ith y o u rs e lf!”
"T h is Is th e first o p o rtu n lty I’ve had
to th a n k you for your kin d n ess,” said
H ow ard, cordially
"You can th a n k y o u r wife, my boy,
n o t m e !” C hanging th e topic, he said:
"So you’re going abroad, eh?"
"Y es, did A nnie te ll you? It's only
fo r a few m onths."
T he law yer frow ned. T apping th e
floor Im patiently w ith h is cane, he
said :
"W hy a re you going aw ay ?”
T ak en ab ack a t th e question, H ow ­
ard stam m ered :
"B ecause— because— ”
"B ecause I w an t him to go," In te r­
ru p te d A nnie quickly.
T h e law yer shook his head, and look­
ing
ste a d ily a t H ow ard, he said
s te rn ly :
"I’ll te ll you, H ow ard, m y boy.
Y ou’re going to escap e from th e scan­
d alm o n g ers and th e gossiping busy-
bodies. Forgive m e for speak in g plain­
ly, b u t you’re going aw ay because your
w ife’s conduct Is a topic of conversa­
tion am ong y o u r frien d s—”
H ow ard In te rru p te d him .
“Y ou’re m istak en , ju d g e; I don’t
c a re a h ang w hat people say—”
"T h en w hy do you leave h er here to
fight th e b a ttle alone?" dem anded the
judge, angrily.
A nnie advanced, an d ra ised h e r hand
d ep recatin g ly . H ow ard looked a t her
as if now for th e first tim e he realized
th e tru th .
‘To fight th e b a ttle alo n e?” he
echoed.
’Yes," said th e Judge, "you a re giv­
ing the world a w eapon w ith w hich to
s trik e a t your w ife !”
H ow ard w as silen t.
T he law yer's
w ords had stru c k hom e. Slowly he
said:
“I n e v er th o u g h t of th a t.
Y ou’re
rig h t! I w anted to g et aw ay from It
all. F a th e r offered m e th e chance and
A nnie told m e to go— ’’
A nnie tu rn ed to the judge.
"P le a se , ju d g e,” she said, “don’t say
any m ore.” A ddressing h e r husband,
she w en t on: "H e d id n ’t m ean w hat he
said, H ow ard.”
H ow ard hung his head.
" H e 's q u ite rig h t, A nnie,” he said,
sham efacedly. "I n e v er should have
co n sen ted to go; I w as w rong."
1
Ju d g e B rew ster advanced and p at­
ted him kindly on th e back.
"G ood b o y !” he said.
“Now, Mrs
Jeffries, I’ll tell your husb an d the
tr u th .”
"N o !” she cried.
"T h en I’ll tell him w ith o u t your per
m ission,” he re to rte d . T u rn in g to the
young m an, he w ent on: "H ow ard |
y o u r w ife is an angel! S he’s too good |
a w om an for th is w orld. She h as noi I
h e sita te d to sacrifice h e r good nam e j
h e r hap p in ess, to shield a n o th e r worn
an. And th a t w om an—th e w om an w ht
called a t U nderw ood’s room th a t night
—w as M rs. Jeffries, your ste p m o th e r!" I
H ow ard sta re d back in am azem ent.
" I t’s tru e , then, I did recognize het
v o ice!” h e cried.
T u rn in g to his w ife, he said : "Oh
A nnie, w hy d id n 't you tell m e? You!
saved m y ste p m o th e r from disgrace j
you sp a re d my fa th e r! Oh, th a t was I
noble of y o u !’’ In a low to n e he whig [
p ered :
“D on't send m e aw ay from
you, A nnie!
L et me sta y and prove
th a t I'm w orthy of y o u !”
T o th e young w ife It all seem ed like '
a d ream , alm o st too good to be real
T he d ark , tro u b led days w ere ended !
A long life, b rig h t w ith its prom ise ol
h ap p in ess, w as before them .
"B u t w hat of th e fu tu re, H ow ard?’
sh e dem anded, gently.
Ju d g e B rew ster an sw ered th e q u e a !
tlon.
’T v e th o u g h t of th a t,” h e said. I
“H ow ard, w ill you com e Into my office
and stu d y law ? You can show your fa I
th e r w h a t you can do w ith a good wife !
to second y o u r effort*.”
H ow ard g rasp ed hla o u ts tre tc h e d !
hand.
"T h an k a, Judge, I accep t," he replied, I
h e a rtily .
T u rn in g to h is w ife, he took h er It
h is arm s. H er bead fell on hla shout |
dar.
L ooking up a t him ahyly and:
sm ilin g th ro u g h h e r te a rs , th * m u r
m ured, so ftly :
”1 am h appy now —a t l a s tl”
T H E KMX
A* soon as h e d isa p p eared th e gave
w ay com p letely , and sin k in g Into a
ch air, lean e d h e r head on th e ta b le
a n d sobbed a s If h e r h e a rt w ould
b re a k . T h is th e n , w as th e end! S ud­
d en ly th e re w as a rin g a t th e bell.
H a stily p u ttin g on a clean apron, she
open ed th e door. Ju d g e B rew ster
stood sm ilin g on th e th resh o ld . A nnie
u tte re d a c ry o f p le a su re. G reeting
th e old la w y e r affectio nately, sh e in­
v ited him In. As he e n te re d , he looked
q u estio n ln g ly a t h e r re d eyes, but
m ade no re m a rk .
“I ’m d e lig h te d to se e you, Judge,"
sh e stam m ered .
As h e to o k a s e a t in th e little p arlor,
h e said :
“ Y our h u sb a n d p assed m e on the
s ta irs a n d d id n 't know m e.”
"T h e p a ssa g e is so d a r k ! ” she ex­
plained, apolo g etically .
H e looked a t h e r for a m om ent w ith ­
o u t sp eak in g , and for a m om ent th ere
w as aw k w ard pause. T h en he said :
“W hen d o es H o w ard leave you?”
A nnie s ta re d in su rp rise.
"H ow do you know th a t? ” she ex­
claim ed.
"W e la w y e rs know e v ery th in g ,” he
sm iled. G rav ely he w ent on: “H is fa ­
th e r ’s a tto rn e y s h av e a sk ed m e fo r all
th e ev id en ce I have. T h ey w an t to use
it a g a in s t you.
T h e id ea Is th a t he
sh a ll go a b ro a d w ith his fa th e r, and
th a t th e p ro ceed in g s w ill be begun
d u rin g h is a b se n c e ."
"H o w ard know s n o th in g a b o u t It,”
sa id A nnie, confidently.
“A re you s u r e ? ” dem anded th e law ­
y er, sk ep tically .
"Q u ite s u re ,” sh e an sw ered , posi­
tively.
“.But h e Is going aw ay ?” p ersisted
t*-e judge.
"Y es, I w a n t him to go— I am sen d ­
ing him aw ay,” sh e replied.
T he la w y e r w as silen t. H e s a t and
looked a t h e r a s If try in g to re a d her
th o u g h ts.
T h en q u ietly he said :
"Do you know th ey in ten d to m ake
R o b e rt U nderw ood th e ground for the
ap p licatio n fo r divorce, and to use
y o u r own p e rju re d testim o n y as a
w eapon a g a in s t you? You see w h at a
lie leads to. T h e re ’s no end to It, and
you a re com pelled to go on lying to
H ere to F ig h t th e B attle A lone?”
su p p o rt th e o rig in a l lie, and th a t’s
p recisely w h a t I w on’t p e rm it.”
A nnie nodded acq u iescence.
"I knew you w ere going to scold
m e," sh e sm iled.
“Scold you?” h e said , kindly. "N o—
It's m yself I’m scolding.
You did
w h a t you th o u g h t w as rig h t, an d I a l­
low ed you to do w h a t I knew w as
w rong.”
"Y ou m ade tw o m ise rab le women
h a p p y ,” sh e said, q uietly.
T h e law y er trie d to su p p re ss a
sm ile.
"I tr y to e x cu se m yself on th a t
g ro u n d ,” he said , "b u t it w on’t w ork.
I v io lated my o a th a s a law yer, my In­
te g rity a s a m an, my honor, my self-
re sp e c t, a ll u p se t, all gone. I've been
a v e ry u n p le a s a n t com panion fo r m y­
self late ly ."
R isin g Im p atien tly , he
stro d e up an d dow n th e room . T hen
.tu rn in g on h e r, h e said, a n g rily : “ But
I’ll h av e no m o re lies. T h a t’s w h at
b rin g s m e h e re th is m orning.
T he
first m ove th e y m a k e a g a in s t you and
I’ll te ll th e w hole tr u th ! "
A nnie gazed p en siv ely out of th e
w indow w ith o u t m a k in g reply.
"D id you h e a r? ” h e said , ra isin g his
voice.
“ I sh a ll le t th e w orld know
th a t you sacrificed y o u rself fur th a t
w om an."
S he tu rn e d an d sh o o k h e r head.
"No. Judge,” sh e said , "I do not w ish
it
If th e y do su cceed in influencing
H ow ard to b rin g s u it a g a in s t m e 1
sh a ll n o t d efend It."
Ju d g e B re w ste r w as n o t a p a tie n t
m an. and If th e re w as a n y th in g th a t
an g e re d h im It w as ra n k Injustice. H e
had no p a tie n c e w ith th is young w om ­
an w ho allow ed h e rs e lf to be tra m ­
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he could n o t be a n g ry w ith her. She
had q u a litie s w hich com pelled h is a d ­
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of th e s e w as h e r w illin g n ess to shield
o th e rs a t h e r own ex p en se.
" P e rh a p s n o t.” he re to rte d , "h u t I
w ill. I t ’s u n ju st. It’s u n rig h teo u s. It's
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