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wife. He isn't good enough for her. and prob
ably he always knew It."

ably he always knew It."
Matt proflted By the musing flt that came
upon his father to 60 and look at the picture
over the mantel It was not o new picture: but
he did not feel that he was using his father
quite frankly; and he kept looking at It for that
reason.
IF those poor creatures gave up their prop
erty. what would they dor They've absolutely
nothing else in tho worldi"
II fancy" said Matt, that isn't a considers
ton that would weigh with suzette North
wick"
"No. II there's anything In heredity. the
father Of such girl must have some good In
him. OF course. they wouldn't be allowed to
suffer-"
do you mean that the company would re-
gard the fact that II had no legal claim on the
property. and would recognize 1t in their be-
half3"
"The company" Hilary roared. "The COM
pany has no right to that property. moral or
legal. But we should act as II we had. II It
were Internationally offered to us. we ought
to acknowledge Il as an act OF charity to
us. and not Of restitution. But every man
Jack Of US would hold out for right to II that
didn't exist, and We should take It as part Of
our due: and should be such a coward that
couldn't tell the Board what thought OF our
pusillanimity."
1T seems rather hard for mon to act mag
unanimously in . corporate capacity. or even
humanely." said Matt But don't know but
there would be An obscure and negative justice
in such action. II would be right for the COM
pany to accept the property. II It was right for
Northwick's daughter to offer it. and think It
is most unquestlonably right for her to do
that"
do you. Matt3 Well. WE'LL" said Hilary.
willing to DO comforted. perhaps you're right.
You must send Louise and your mother over to
see her"
well. perhaps not Just now. She's proud
and sensitive. and perhaps It might seem in
trusive at this juncture
Intrusive? Nonsense! she'll be glad to
see them. Send them right overl''
Matt knew this was his fathers way Of yield
ing the point. and he went away with his prom
Use to say nothing OF the matter they had
would be time enough to ascertain the where
abouts Of Northwick. which no one knew yet,
not even his own children.
What his father had said in the praise Of
6uzette gave his love for her unconscious APP
prevail: but at the same time it created q sort
OF comedy situation. and Matt was as far from
the comic as he hoped he was from the roman
tic in his mood. When he thought Of going
direct to her. he hated to be going. like'the
hero OF a novel. to ofYer himself to the heroine
at the moment her fortunes were darkest: but
he knew that no was only like that outwardly.
and inwardly was simply and humbly her
lover. who wished in any way or any measure
he might to be her friend and helper. He
thought he might put his offer in some such
form as would leave her free to avail herself q
little. II not much. Of his longing to comfort
and support her in her trial But at last he
saw that he could do nothing for the present,
and that it would be cruel and useless to give
her more than the tried help OF faithful
friend. He did not 60 back to Hatboro'. as
he longed to do. He went back to his farm.
and possessed his soul with such patience as
he could.