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When Mostyn got back to the far at church He strolled about the lawn, sars, and tried to read a Sunday paper on the porch His old nervous feeling had his Saunders had told hih his veins Mitchell had doubled his fortune; Irene was now a richer heiress than ever; Delbridge was in great luck; and a shallow-pated wo hiihed at the follies of youth, it was true, but a public scandal which would cripple business was a different matter in any man's eyes Besides, the old man must be told of his intention to marry Dolly, and that surely would be the last straw, for all of Mitchell's inti on quite another alliance

Mostyn heard the voices of the Drakes down the road, and to avoid them he went up to his rooate Hoonderfully beautiful Dolly seeirl was happy, too, as her smile showed The others came into the house, but Dolly turned aside to a bed of flowers to gather some roses for the dinner-table Bitterly he reproached himself He had won her heart--there was no doubt of it; she was his--soul and body she was his, and with his last breath he would stand to her From that day forth, in justice to her, he would cleanse his life of past ie, Mitchell, Henderson, Marie Winship--all of theet rid of Marie first of all He would force her to be reasonable He hadwhat to expect from him, and her present method was unfair in every way He had paid her for her favors, and for aught he knew other men had done the saht even ot back to Atlanta--there was no counting on what a wora But, no, that would only add to the tangible evidence against him He would wait and see her as soon as possible after his arrival Yes, yes, that would have to do, and in the mean time--the er There were mental pictures of himself as already a discredited, ruined man Mitchell had turned fro to hi fir fro, "I told you so!" At any rate--Mostyn tried to grasp it as a solace worth holding--there was Dolly, and here was open sunlight and a new and different life But she would hear of the scandal, and that surely would alter the gentle child's view of hiave it a second thought, but Dolly--Dolly was different It would simply stun her