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But in planning to get the "whip hand" Mrs Holt reckoned without

Kate She had been under the whip hand all her life Her dash to

freedom had not been accomplished without bothover her past life

minutely, and as she realized more fully with each revie

barren and unlovely it had been, all the strength and fresh young

pride in her arose in i better in

the future She listened with interest to what George Holt said

to her All her life she had been driven by a reed for possessions which

would give hith to

in

sentiment; but she did not propose to start her new life by

speaking of her fae Holt's experiences

had been those of a son spoiled by a oain left to his own devices

for days, with strong inherited tendencies to be fought,

tendencies to what he did not say Looking at his heavy jaw and

swarthy face, Kate supplied "temper" and "not much inclination to

work" He had asked her to teach hinity of self-control; then she wouldman work! As she

sat there on the bank of the ravine, with a background of

delicately leafed bushes and the light of the setting sun on her

face and her hair, George Holt studied her closely, iven all he possessed if he had not

been so hasty He saw that she had a good brain and courage to

follow her convictions, while on closer study he decided that she