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A surge of resentainst the absent man rose in Clayton Spencer's

mind How like the cynicism of Chris's whole attitude that he should

thrust the responsibility for his going onto Audrey He had made her

unhappy while he ith her, and now his death, if it occurred, would

be a horror to her

"I don't knohy I burden you with all this," she said, rather

impatiently "I daresay it is because I knew you'd have the o to you in trouble than to any one else;

that's why"

"I hope you alill"

"Oh, I shall! Don't worry" But her attearet fro his

face

"What's happened to you?" she asked "There's a change in you, soht to be s and

contented, if anyhard That's all I don't want to talk about myself," he

added i to do?"

"Sell my house, pay my debts and live on ood heavens, Audrey! Chris has no right to cut off like this, and