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Wilford's voice trembled now, and for a moment there was silence in the rooo on with the story: "She would not live withbitterly the Ca she was happier to be free I re that if there had been children or a child I should have paused before taking the decisive step, and there we parted, but not until she had told me that her traducer was the old discarded suitor who had sworn to have revenge, and who, since the divorce, had dared seek her again A vague suspicion of this had crossed my mind once before, but the die was cast, and even if the ainst her and so lad to be rid of a daughter-in-lahose fa Rumors I did hear of a cousin whose character was not the best, and of the father who for son land, but as that was nothing toit was best to be relieved fro of 185- we came back to New York, where no one had ever heard of the affair, so quietly and well had it beenin the secret With her I often talked of Genevra, wishing soratified One day I received a note requesting an interview at a don hotel, the writer signing hi that I need have no fears as he came to perform an act of justice, not of retribution Three hours later I was locked in a room with Genevra's father, the saery years before, he had fled froland and had hidden hihter, and so that stain was removed He had heard of the divorce by a letter which Genevra ers he had co fros, and as well as he was able setting hi in tracing it to Le Roy, who condition, and ith his last breath confessed the falsehood which was ie and partly with a hope that free from me Genevra would at the last turn to hiht the dyinghand, which I recognized at once The confession ended with the soleht I know or believe, Genevra La'