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"Has Ralph been here?" he asked curtly Billy's face was fiery His eyes

blazed

"He's been here," Julia answered ione!"

"By God, I'll kill him!" Billy turned white

Julia's brow smoothed She smiled a little "No, you will not kill him,"

she said with her old serene air "You will not have to kill hiain"

"Did he try to make love to you?"

"Yes"

"How did he justify himself?"

"He appealed to me to save him I did not quite understand from what He

said I could hed a little

"How did you knoas here?"

"I stopped at their cabin He was not there Peachy did not knohere

he was Of course, I guessed at once I came here immediately"

"Did Peachy seem troubled?"

"No She doesn't care Pete was there, exas They're

half in love with each other And then again, Pete doesn't know, or if

he does know, he doesn't care, that Clara is doing her damnedest to