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She looked at hiive it up You'll have to decide that for yourself"

"Don't you see I can't give it up? If I do, I lose you How can I take care of you without money?"

"I'd do my best, Jack"

"You don't understand It would be for years--until I hadunless I had so to offer I wouldn't consider it"

"Isn't that putting pride before love, Jack? You know I have a little money of my own We could live--in very decent poverty I would love to feel that ere fightingtogether We both know you'll win in the end Wouldn't it be fine to work out your success in partnership? Dear, I'd rather marry you while you're still a poor man"

For a moment the vision of it tempted him, but he put the drea to win out in the end, but it ht take a dozen years to set ht up as you have been poverty is hell"

"Then you think I'm only a doll," she flashed "You want to put me back in that hot-house you mentioned I'm just an ornament to dress up and look at and play with"

"I think you're a little tinder-box," he said, s ruefully

"Don't you see how it is with me, Jack? I've always craved life I've wanted to take hold of it with both hands and without gloves But they would never let ot my chance nowif you really love me more than you do your pride and your money I want to live close to the people--as you do"

"What did that suit cost you?" he asked abruptly

"Don't remember Twenty-five pounds, maybe Why?"

"One hundred twenty dollars, say And you need dozens of dresses in a season I'll uess that it takes five thousand a year to clothe you That is nearly twice as ether next year if I throay uh to last me for five years--if you'll let me be that poor man's wife I can make them over myself later and still be the best dressed woman in camp"

From above caineer has the trouble arranged"

The cable began to ain, Moya?" Jack deot to fight this out I'll not let Lady Farquhar keepyou alone It's serious business"