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Following close upon Mrs Cable's visit to his office in the afternoon, Banse, urbane, courtly, but characteristically aggressive Her action in bearding hiht have been considered unusual He had been well aware for some time that she was sorely uneasy and that it was only a question of time when she would make the expected advances Since the announceement Bansemer had been punctiliously considerate; and yet, underneath his faultless exterior, Mrs Cable felt that she could recognise the deadly poise of other intentions She lived in fear that they would spring upon her as if from the dark and that she would be powerless to coer than words or even intuition told her that James Bansemer was not to be turned aside by sentiment

Driven at last to the point where she felt that she must know his intentions, she boldly ventured into his consultation roo but determined creature whose flesh quivered with chill despite the furs that foiled the wintry winds Elias Droorin that set her teeth on edge

She left the building fifteena wild but forlorn hope that James Bansemer meant no evil, after all Without hesitation she told him plainly that she came to learn the precise nature of his attitude toward herself and the girl Bansemer's resentment appeared too real to have been simulated He was almost harsh in his response to the inference In the end, however, he was a little less than tender in his efforts to convince her that she had cruelly ed, but not dissolved When he asked if she and Mr Cable would be at hoe hie below that she re banquet at the Auditoriuht, and that Jane would be at the theatre with friends

Bansemer smiled serenely as he escorted her to the door "We will not per s so dear to us," he assured her at parting

Shortly after eight he entered the Cable horam East From the corner of Clark Street, he walked across toard the lake, facing the bitter gale with poor grace In Washington Place he passed twofrom their cab into the Union Club He did not look at them nor did he see that they turned and stared after him as he buffeted his way across Dearborn Avenue One of the by; the other, Denis Harbert of New York