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Mostyn flinched beneath the gaze she bent on hi of the past, Irene, and you know it," he sta to keep his te of the past," she returned, coldly, "if I will take your word for it, just as you may or may not take my word forfor a wife to see the knowing saudy creature shows up at the theater or ball-ga stares straight at me whenever I am near her"

Mostyn was nohite with restrained fury He stood up "I will not go over all that again," he said "The "

"You had to own up to it," Irene answered, bluntly "I knee were married, and I would notme about my actions Dick, you will have to let me alone I won't take advice fro stare "I shall let you alone in the future," he faltered "I see I have to You are merciless For the sake of the boy we ht," she laughed, coldly, "that is another agree Shewith some one else"

Mostyn went to his room across the hall He bathed his bloodless face and hands and auto his features critically "Can that actually be rim reflection "I look like a man of sixty I'm as old and decrepit as--Jeff Henderson Why did I think of hi of that old man, unless it is because he has predicted my ruin so confidently? He seems as sure of it as he is of the air he breathes If evil thought bearing on a man can hurt him, as the et ive his life to periveher She can't understand any nore her"

There was a rap on the door It was a servant to ask if he wanted his supper