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Carley had wired her aunt and two of her intimate friends to meet her at

the Grand Central Station This reunion soon to coladness, and shame She did not sleep

well, and arose early, and when the train reached Albany she felt that

she could hardly endure the tedious hours The majestic Hudson and the

palatial mansions on the wooded bluffs proclai a time seemed to have passed! Either she was

not the saed But she believed

that as soon as she got over the ordeal of ain, she would soon see things rationally

At last the train sheered away from the broad Hudson and entered

the environs of New York Carley sat perfectly still, to all outward

appearances a cal ho tides In her own sight she was a

disgraceful failure, a prodigal sneaking back to the ease and protection

of loyal friends who did not know her truly Every faave her a thrill, yet a vague unsatisfied

soered after each sensation

Then the train with rush and roar crossed the Harle froray aparts, thestreets full of playing children and

cars Then above the roar of the train sounded the high notes of a