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Graydon was relieved to find that there would be no irksoe When he walked out a "free entle on like a leech, until the irritated soldier shook hiour

He went directly to the Palace Hotel, where he knew the Cables were stopping David Cable came down in response to his card The two ly for an instant

"I want you to understand, Graydon, that I a has altered my esteem for you"

"Thank you, Mr Cable I hardly expected it"

"I don't see why, my boy But, we'll let all that pass Mrs Cable wants to see you"

"Before we go any farther I want to make myself clear to you I still hope to marry Jane She says she cannot become my wife You understand why, sir I only want to tell you that her objections are not objections to me She is Jane and I love her, sir, because she is"

"I hope you can win her over, Graydon She seems determined, however, and she is unhappy You can't blame her, either If there were base or common blood in her, it wouldn't make much difference to her pride But she's made of other et her point of view She wouldn't want to marry you with the prospect of an eternal shadow that neither of you could get off of your minds I sometimes wish that I kneere her parents"

"It doesn't matter, so far as I a of the heritage that comes down from her mother to her You'll never kno it hurt hter It hurts her worse a thousandfold to learn that she has no mother I trust it may not happen that you will lose her as a wife"

"If I really thought I couldn't win her, sir, it would ruin my a tells me he has offered you the New York office It is a splendid chance for you You will take it, of course"

"I expect to talk it over with Mr Clegg when I get to Chicago"

"Come up to our apartments Oh, pardon me, Graydon, I want to ask you if you have sufficient h? I know the pay of a private is not great--"