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Kate transfixed hi so convincing as a tone I know that girl is honest--she may be deceived, she may be made a tool of, unconsciously, by Clarke, but she does not wilfully deceive I will not let you off with this experience; you must see her in private--talk with her as I did"

"I will have nothing further to do with her or hers," he replied, with deter the ashes from his pipe "I have other and better business in the world"

"I don't believe it is better business Noait aWhile you were gone I 'phoned Uncle Harrison and Aunt Nancy about that debt of h Viola to-day; they knew nothing about it, but they set to work looking over her old papers, and found that there was a sealed letter addressed to a doctor in Michigan, and in the letter was a check made out to him and which she intended to send him Nohat do you think of that?"

"I don't see that that has any necessary connection with your experience this afternoon"

"But it does I' doctor and wanted to reward hi check!" She uttered this impressively

"Was it? How much?"

"Five thousand dollars"

He faced her with a whistle of surprise "Well, well! that isn't so a Are we to pay it? Is that the idea?"

"If I aot to pay it, I'ry because it hadn't been paid; but that's not the really important part How did Viola Lambert know of that letter--and that check?"

He was deeply impressed, and did not try to conceal it "That is very puzzling; but it , which, I believe, the an to muse "It may be, as Weissmann says, that there is always soirl Itwhat lies in the brain of another--"

"Morton Serviss, you shall not condeirl unheard You have taken Britt's word about her, and you've listened to my story, but you must see her yourself and talk with her alone, so that she will be free to tell you just how she feels"

"No I aroup"