The Dugdale Millions — page 51: what you’re looking at

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A GOOD FRIEND. 4i truth fairly took his breath away, and not knowing how to reply, he said nothing. ‘This did not prevent the vivacious Wallis from demanding to know all that had occurred, and by dint of questioning and guessing she finally obtained a circumstantial account of the epi- sode, which involved the telling of the tale of the Dugdale millions. When she had learned all, she was silently thoughtful. Finally she said: ‘I did not think you could be so stupid.’’ Somewhat offended, Dick replied. ‘‘ITam noted for my density and it serves me well now, for I do not understand you.”’ ‘You ought to have seen at once that this great promise of money had not altered her one whit.”’ **She did show a great change of manner neverthe- less.”’ ‘Why, you are a perfect ninny! Can you not see what it was all due to?”’ “‘I am very dense, you know; but I do not know, unless she is angry with me because I am trying to find aman, who, if found, deprives her of a fortune.”’ **Precisely.”’ ‘Well, then I am not such a ninny after all.’’ ‘Yes, you are. It isn’t the possible loss of the money. You have been friends. You have shown each other that you liked each other, if nothing more, She thinks however that at the first request, without any thought of her, whether it will serve her or not, you go out onthat search. It 1s your willingness to do that which the world would call an unfriendly act. he expected you to say, ‘Let some one else do this,’ ”’ A glimmering of light broke upon the horizon of Dick. **Oh, I see.”’ ‘Of course you do when you are told.”’ ‘*But she is quite right,’’ said Dick. ‘I don’t want her to have the fortune.”’ **Now why, for Heaven’s sake!”’ Comicloeo S C@ 3