Should She Have Left Him? — page 92: what you’re looking at

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86 SHOULD SHE HAVE LEFT HIM? and a severe countenance threatening an uncomfort- able meeting to Mr. Courtenay. The hour was early when she reached New York, but Mr. Courtenay was at the station to meet her. What fund of remark she had stored up for her husband's profit and pleasure was forgotten in the first glance she gave him. His face told her that the business which had caused her hurried journey was serious, and her presence necessary. “What is it?” she whispered after her hasty kiss of salutation, a fear of loss of property possessing her, “1 cannot tell you here,” he answered. ~ iact Dawson look after the luggage. We'll hurry to the hotel.” “Ts it loss of money?” “Oh, Lord, no! replied her. dusband.. “But you must wait; it is too delicate a matter to talk of in public places.” | Mrs. Courtenay was compelled to exercise her patience, but when the privacy of their room was reached she dismissed her maid and demanded to be informed. She was astonished, distressed, but not over- whelmed, as the story was unfolded to her. Social position was not lost; that, a hurried review assured her. She was somewhat alarmed as to the effect the revelation might have upon the Courtenay-Walde- mar engagement, and she saw the possible necessity of careful treatment to prevent a rupture of the most brilliant match of the season. Comicbookk<s C@ 3