Should She Have Left Him? — page 237: what you’re looking at

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324 SHOULD SHE HAVE LEFT HIM? Trevor-Allen. “I will drive you to Hilda’s house. Come.” Trescotte, approving this, hurriedly departed. Calling Downs, Dorothy said to him: “Mrs. Waldemar isin my room. She is not well— in fact, very ill. Watch her faithfully during my absence, and if she tries to leave the house, detain her, even if you have to use force.” The two women hurried away. Both were silent, busy with their own thoughts. Each would have been astonished could she have read the other's mind. Dorothy was thinking how Lou Graham (her friend) and her sister Hilda had been sacrificed upon the altar of wealth and society, and how differ- ently each had borne the test, and her affection, as did her admiration, increased for the brave little woman beside her, who had so uncomplainingly borne her crown of sorrow. And Mrs. Trevor-Allen was thinking how true the woman sitting beside her had been to her love and her ideals, and how nobly she had borne the world’s misunderstanding of her, and her affection for Dorothy, as did her admiration, increased. . As they were nearing the house, Dorothy sud- denly threw her arms about Mrs. Trevor-Allen and whispered : “Lou, dear, when Mr. Magrane comes to you to- morrow night, ask him to take.no steps for the present about Mrs. Adams’ boy.” “You heard our talk to-night?” “Yes.” GOMMGIOO cS (GO)