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"Go on Did he say that?"

"Yes"

"But with all my fine qualities of mind and heart," said I, "I lost

all when I lost my money!"

"What do you mean?"

"I'll tell you what I ht me

poor Well, I don't blame you It takes ive I don't blame you There were

other men in the world for you The trouble with me was that there was

no other woman in the world for s--have come out of those two facts"

"Did you think that of th, slowly I suppose she

was pale, but I could not see

"I certainly did How could I think anything else?"

"Harry!" she half whispered "Why, Harry, Harry!"

"Admit that you did!" I exclaimed bitterly, "and let me start from

that as a premise Listen! If you were a man, and loved a woman, and

she chucked you when you lost your money, do you think you'd break

your neck to make any more success in the world after that? Why should

you? Why does a man work? It's for a hoaame--I can play it now, and win at it, any