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James Bansemer had not recklessly rushed into Mrs Cable's presence with threats of exposure; but on the contrary, he had calmly, craftily waited It suited his purpose to let her wonder, dread and finally develop the trust that her secret was safe with him Occasionally, he had visited the Cable box in the theatre; not infrequently he had dined with them in the don cafes and at the homes of mutual acquaintances; but this was the first time that James Bansemer had enjoyed the hospitality of Frances Cable's hohter, was a frequent visitor there

There was a rare buressiveness in the character of Graydon Banseh beyond doubt, and there was a vast degree of personal netism about him It seemed but natural that he should readily establish himself as a friend and a favourite of the fair Miss Cable For soress with the Cable fa his personal interest to manifest itself It was but a question of ti her to him, one way or another Every word that fell fro the Cables held his attention, and it was not long before he saw the fah it were an open book--and he knew far more than the open book revealed

Frances Cable was not deluded by his silence and aloofness; but she was unable to devise means to circumvent him Constant fear of his power to crush lurked near her day and night Conscious of her weakness, but eager to have done with the strife, soed for the enemy to advance At first, she distrusted and despised the son, but his very fairness battered down the barriers of prejudice, and real admiration succeeded Her husband liked hiarded hie, and predicted that soe fir, the senior , Groll & Davidson, his e Bansemer to Cable, and he was properly io unnoticed This very condition should have assured Mrs Cable that Ja to indicate that the young

It was not until so in Hooley's Theatre that Mrs Cable cans She had met him at two or three formal affairs, but their conversations had been of the most conventional character; on the other hand, her husband had lunched and dined at the club with the lawyer At first, she dreaded the outcos, but as Cable's attitude towards her rean to realise that Bansemer, whatever his purpose, was loyal