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"But suppose she does not love you?" deainst you all along She ought to marry a

man of some station in the world"

"With money?"

"You put it baldly, but--yes"

"Would that be enough--money?" I asked

"No That is not fair----"

"--Only honor between us now"

"It would go for to-day Because, after all, money means power, and

all of us worship power, you know--success"

"And is that success--to haveup more money--to have more summer places, and more yachts

like this, and more city houses, and more money, money, ht, is it the real

a a woman happiness?"

"What would you do if you had your money back?" asked Mrs Daniver

"You had a fortune from your father"

"What would I do?" I rejoined hotly "What I did do--settle every

claie his honor

by my own standards, and not his Pay my debts--pay all my debts It's

independence, madam, and not money that I want It's freedom, Mrs

Daniver, that I want, and notalive you h for it to work for it! So far as it

would help me be a man, help me to build my own character, help me