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CHAPTER 18O
 At Donald Muir's query, Winifred flushed, then turned pale. She was actually frightened. Seeing the change in her face, her companion stared in surprise.
 T beg your pardenw he exclaimed. Perhaps I ought not to have asked that question. I have been in the habit of looking after your affairs for so long, that l may be too off, ficious."
 "oh, no, that is not it." she stam- mered.
 She must tell him something. She could not let matters stand like this. Surely she had a right to use her own money as she thought best! And she would not hide behind lie.
 T took out the money to lend to friend" she said boldly, defiantly. Then, as she saw the look of amaze- ment creep over his face, she added,
 cannot expect you to approve of course. But your views and mine diff fer on some subjects. When my friend needs money l am glad to lend 1t to him. l shall get back every cent of 1t have a written promise that l shall"
 Donald's face was very grim when at last he spoke.
 Did you tell Dayton what you were going to do with that money?'
 T told him 1t was for charity,- and it isp' she replied.
 Suddenly her fear left her. She was a woman. The fact that this man was her friend did not mean that she must consult him any more than 1t meant that he must consult her as to what he did with his money and his time. She remembered the handsome middle-aged woman she had seen with Muir weeks ago. He had never even told Winifred this woman's name. He never told her he was entertained, how he spent the time when he was not actually in the presence of his ward. All this was none of her business Then what she did with her time and money was none of his business!
 She was looking at him steadily, and did not finch under his stern gaze. Her sense of independence had gone to her head-just as had the cocktail that Rankin had given her at Hopatcong.
 You need not glover at me like that, Donald" she said. T suppose you are very angry. But I cannot help it if you are. have done what l believe to be right"
 T am not angry with you," he said, his voice so steady that sRe could hardly believe the evidence of
  prised to think that any man"
 He paused, then started another sentence. If your money was really going into a worthy charity, I would feel that 1 had no right to Utter even as word of warning. As it is"-
 Again he paused. "Go onl" she have no confidence in the cause in which I am interested But, you see the special sum in question went to pay what you had lent to Richard Rankin, but which you were not willing to let him use longer. You insisted on having the money-and now you have it. It seems to me that yoll ought not to object to that"
 Her words stung him by their in justice He sprang to hls feet.
 T do not deserve that taunt from you, Winifred" he exclaimed. You know me very little if you believe l am thinking for moment of my own interest in this affair.""
 You are thinking of your own interest when you refuse to extend Richard Rankins note." she accused rising from her chair and facing him, her eyes flashing. You would not let him have those five thousand dollars for just few months more even though you know what he wanted them for"
 Tt was because I did know'-ha began-then checked himself. Il did not have faith in the outcome of his schemes" he affirmed gtardedly. That is all can say about it, Winl- fred. I had hoped that you would have the confidence in me to know that l., vas refusing to extend that noee TOT kcellent reasons"
 But yotu did not tell me what > rffGdy TwgTel" she flung back. Had they been entirely unselfishness, you might have confded them to me. Since you did not, claim that l had a right to lend the money that you refused to lend for more than short time. am not afraid of los
 T would rather lose It myself dozen times over," he asserted.
 "Oh, no, you would not, Donald" she contradicted, 'or you would have run the risk"
 T did not suppose for a moment that you would be called upon to do what I refused to do,' he remarked. "I was not called upon to do lt! she retorted. T offered it"
 And Rankin accepted it." Muir exclaimed.
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