In Sight of St. Paul's — page 219: what you’re looking at

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214 WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN. him to what you wished. You ruined him, you drove him to sin, toa crime, for which another suffered. When you wrecked his life, and he was sinking, a brave man tried to rescue him, but he was'too late, and you dragged him down!”’ She stopped and looked about at the faces of the woinen who surrounded her. Young as she was, Aileen knew something of the wickedness oi this world. Hers was not the purity of ignorance, which is often without safeguards, but the purity of the woman who knows the pitfalls of this world and how to avoid them. She understood clearly the character of the women about her, and with an irresistible im- pulse she addressed them. ‘‘Not only has she done this, but all of you are doing it day by day. The past is past,’’ her voice trembling with eagerness and divine pity, ‘‘but there is still time to break the ties that bind you to it. Then, stop, stop! before it is too late! Oh, women, women, think of your lives, and for God’s sake, think of your deaths!’ She paused. Some of her hearers had buried their faces in their hands and were weeping silently. Others glared at her, angry, sullen, and threaten- ing. ‘You have courage, little one,’? murmured Bea- trice Moreland, suppressing a sob. The Panther caught the words. She was not-one (E(0) m Comicbooks