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"I know," she said at last, "I know you care"

He trembled violently In another minute he would have drawn her to him;

he would have said the stupid, unutterable word The thing had passed

beyond his control It had not happened by his will She was Tyson's

wife Yes; and this was the third time he had been thrust into Tyson's

place Why was he always to be with or near this woony, in the divine passion of her

motherhood, and now--?

Did she know? Did she know? She stopped crying suddenly, like a startled

child She looked down at the hand she held and frowned at it, as if it

puzzled her

The door opened She loosed her hold and went froht