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 tunic. took out the bills and thrus them into her hands.
 She drew away so quickly that they fell to the floor, ani she could See that they were all yellow backs
 You should not have come into the street tonight with all that money. Wynne. your life would have been in great danger if it had be- come known that you had il"
 T. expect so. Gladys. How can you hide it so that you will be safe with it? You see. I did not know how to get it to you any other way. l knew you could not use check"
 The girl slowly bent down. and picked up the money. Rising. she held it out to Philip.
 He held his hands 10 ais sides and shook his head.
 You must take it, wynne. Don't you see l cannot keep it?"
 Again he shook his head.
 But - but l cannot take your money" she said aglin. rather wildly
 Have you enough of your own to take. you somewhere where you can at least rest for a while:"
 "I have just $50. have not been able 10 earn much lately. but I have saved all the money you left the two times you have been here"
 Well. that roll of bills is what I'm going to leave on my third and last visit"
 The girl looked at him dumbly.
 Take it. Gladys. It really means rothing to me. l want you to have 1t for two reasons - first, because you need it probably more than shall ever need money. and secondly. because you have shown me that there are sincere. homes. women in the world"
 Honest me-" falte.ed Gladys.
 Sure. You have been honest with me as a man is honest. A man does not need to be continent to be hon. est, but he must not lie or steal. My dear, I think you have all the vir- tues but one.
 When I am gone. you had better leave your door locked until tomor- TOW morning, and then get out or town as soon as possible.
 "Wynne. I will take this money. for as you said last night, 1t IS way out and if you ever think Of me after tonight, will you remem- Der that I am proud of what you just said to me?'
 Some day you will know that men and women are all alike-good' bad and indifferent. The things that make men honest are the things that make women virtuous, for virtue does not mean one thing in man and another thing in a woman. Very soon the world Is going to acknow'- edge that. Will you rem: mber that you first heard 1t from a woman like me?"
 She thrust the money into her bosom and made as if to hold out her hand. Philip started to grasp it, but instead of letting him clasp hers, she quickly unlocked the door and took hold of his arr1 and thrust him forth.
 He heard the lock click. Then he walked swiftly down the street.
 After he left Gladys doorway, he walked quickly to the telegraph of- flee and wired night letter to his mother.
 Thanks for sending me the money. know that my income must have accumulated all those years to such an extent that check for thousand would not mean anything. I hut it was nice of you to have made 1t SO easy for me to get 't promptly.
 T am not in any trouble. and am feeling splendidly. Have met your friend. Mrs. Tennis. and her daugh- ter. She-the daughter and not the mother - is a very pretty girl and che is making my stay a: Fort Bliss quite pleasant.
 Dear Mother. will you not come to the realization that I am grown up? Surely if I am old enough to fight for my country. l am old enough to decide my way of living for myself.
 You are very far away from Fort Bliss and. if you will forgive me. I think you are still further away from my newly discovered self.
 Some day when I become better acquainted with this son of yours than I am now, l will introduce him to you-not as you have idealized him, but as he really is. Philip Wynne Tracy w. Three days later wren Philip strolled back toward the marrow street" he found the high walls pierced by a window and door--a window and door" razed to the ground and not a woman to be seen. CHAPTER XXXI11 PHIL GOES A. w. 0. l.. TO MEET NATLEE Anne Huntington Tracy took the wire she had received from her son to Major Aukland and asked him to translate it.
 It seemed to her these days that Phil was almost a stranger to her. Certainly Phil had never addressed her before as in this telegram. The major read the wire slowly. Being man. he understood it thor oughly. but he did not know how to make Mrs. Tracy understand it. Phil was getting over being a spoiled child. He was getting what he need ed-the discipline that the army was