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192 SHOULD SHE HAVE LEFT HIM? replied. “‘Hermann’s father wrote a mere mention of it while we were abroad.” Trescotte told her the story without color or argu- ment, ending with the common law marriage aspect. “IT am glad you have told me the story,” she said simply when he had finished. “I uphold you and Dorothy in everything you have done. Happiness is worth more than all society can give you—ten times more. She zs happy, isn’t she?” Trescotte's face was very sober as he replied: “T don’t think I ever saw anyone happier than she was until the occurrence of a certain event in Decem- ber. Then there was a change in her. I am not prepared to say that it affected her happiness, but it did make a change, though Dr. Balkin told me to dismiss the idea, asit was onlyasymptom. JDoctors explain everything by symptoms.” Hilda looked at him searchingly foramoment. A spasm of pain, quickly repressed, passed over her face as she said: “You are a very good man, Henry.” She rose from her seat. As she walked to the door, she said: “When Dorothy ts well enough I will give a din- ner. Some friends are coming over to whom I must be nice. They will be here about the time Dorothy can go out.” “You know we do not go into society at all,” sug- gested Trescotte. “You make a mistake,” said the bride bitterly. “Society! Society is a spaniel. Whip it and it Comicbookk<s C@ 3