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At the end of the first hour, the storm had lessened perceptibly and by the ti through the dusty s Voices outside did not rouse Roger, but when Charley slipped in through the sagging door, he looked up The girl returned his look soberly and sat down on a pile of adobe brick near hi his hts of fury,Hallock, he had been able to check himself, but this was not frequent

"Why did you do that? Why did you interfere?" he asked abruptly

"I couldn't stand by and see you s seeer sardonically "Why, I've been sitting here for hours, bringing myself to the realization of the fact that et help I can't do it all alone I'er," said Charley slowly, "do you want to knohat's the matter with you, aside from your temper? You're cos into your calculations at all And you won't be a real success until you get to studying and liking people as well as you do ht to Gustav that you have, say, to stopping the leaks in the condenser, and then if you'd used the sa leak in the pipes, you'd be farther ahead on your job and a good deal bigger er, the more I see of you the ood deal less the result of other people's indifference than it is of your own teer's face flushed again "What business have you got talking this way to rily

"Every business in the world," returned Charley serenely "I like you, and your work is very i to do, regardless of your feelings I have an idea that no one has really helped you since your mother died--that is, with your temper"

The anger died out of Roger's eyes Once again he seemed to feel that faint and heavenly touch upon his forehead It did not seeirl said of him was true And yet there was in the depths of her steady brown eyes a sort of ageless wisdoeless wisdoaze Lovely drooping lips that were Felicia's, and yet were, because of their sad patience, not Felicia's, but belonged to a woman who reminded him of his mother