Should She Have Left Him? — page 184: what you’re looking at

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MR. ADAMS ARRIVES. 19728 “You can accept your marriage as true and anding and resume marital relations with Mrs. \dams.” “But the boy; hang it, Magrane! I can’t go on retending to be its father, and I must, unless I eflect on Elsie. I could get over the whole affair f it wasn’t for the boy, for I’ll confess the longer "m away from Elsie the more I long for her. But can't get over the boy.” “It’s difficult to advise you on that point.” The lawyer played with the locket on his chain S he tried to see a way out of the difficulty. ‘inally he said: “See here, Adams, why not go to Trescotte and lave a free talk with him ?”’ “What for?’”’ asked Adams, somewhat startled. “Something may come of it.” “I've got nothing to ask of him; he has of me. He ought to come to me.” “That is true,” replied the lawyer. “But what Trescotte has to ask is so great that, sensitive as he is, he would shrink from seeking you. It would be 4 generous act to meet him more than halfway. An interview might lead to good results. Let me atrange to have you meet him at three to-morrow, and then come to me and see if there is not a straight road out of this tangle.” Adams after some demurral consented, wonder- ing what Mr. Magrane hoped to gain by such an rview. COIN @ LOOO cS (GO)