 spend itself. And
instead of blaming and reproaching he had--

She stared at him. Then with a sudden giving way, which was a matter
partly of nerves and partly of surprise, she let her two arms fall
upon the edge of the chair, and dropping her head upon them, burst
out into wild sobbing.

His own eyes were wet. He soothed her hurriedly and incoherently,
told her he would spare her all the money he could; that he and
Lucy would do their best, but that she must not suppose they were
very rich. He did not regard all his money as his own.

He went on to explain to her something of his business position.
Her sobbing slackened and ceased. And presently, his mood changing
instinctively with hers, he became more vague and cautious in
statement; his tone veered back towards that which he was
accustomed to use to her. For, once her burst of passion over, he
felt immediately that she was once more criticising everything that
he said and did in her own interest.

'Oh, I know you've become a regular Communist,' she said sullenly
at last, drying her eyes in haste.' Well, I tell you, I must have a
hundred pounds. I can't do with a penny less than that.'

He tried to get out of her for what precise purposes she wanted it,
and whether her husband had stolen from her the whole of the
quarter's allowance he had just sent her. She answered evasively;
he felt that she was telling him falsehoods; and once more his
heart grew dry within him.

'Well,' he said at last with a certain decision, 'I will do it if I
can, and I think I can do it. But, Louie, understand that I have
got Lucy and the child to think for, that I am not alone.'

'I should think she had got more than she could expect!' cried
Louie, putting her hair straight with trembling hands.

His cheek flushed at the sneer, but before he could reply she said
abruptly:

'Have you ever told her about Paris?'

'No,' he said, with equal abruptness, his mouth taking a stern
line, 'and unless I am forced to do so I never shall. That you

spend itself. And 
 instead of blaming and reproaching he had-- 

 She stared at him. Then with a sudden give direction, which was a matter 
 partly of nerves and partially of surprise, she let her two arms fall 
 upon the boundary of the president, and dropping her head upon them, burst 
 out into wild sob. 

 His own eyes were wet. He soothed her hurriedly and incoherently, 
 told her he would spare her all the money he could; that he and 
 Lucy would serve their best, but that she must not suppose they were 
 very rich. He did not regard all his money as his own. 

 He went on to excuse to her something of his business position. 
 Her sobbing slack and ceased. And presently, his temper changing 
 instinctively with hers, he become more vague and cautious in 
 statement; his tone veered back towards that which he was 
 accustomed to use to her. For, once her outburst of passion over, he 
 felt immediately that she was once more criticising everything that 
 he said and did in her own interest. 

' Oh, I know you've become a regular Communist,' she said sullenly 
 at last, drying her eyes in haste.' Well, I tell you, I must have a 
 hundred pounds. I can't make with a penny less than that.' 

 He tried to get out of her for what accurate determination she want it, 
 and whether her husband had stolen from her the whole of the 
 quarter's allowance he had just sent her. She answered evasively; 
 he felt that she was tell him falsehoods; and once more his 
 heart grew dry within him. 

' Well,' he said at last with a certain decisiveness,' I will do it if I 
 can, and I think I can do it. But, Louie, understand that I have 
 got Lucy and the child to think for, that I am not alone.' 

' I should think she had contract more than she could expect!' cried 
 Louie, putting her hair straight with tremble hands. 

 His cheek flushed at the sneer, but before he could reply she said 
 abruptly: 

' Have you ever told her about Paris?' 

' No,' he said, with equal abruptness, his sass taking a grim 
 line,' and unless I am forced to make so I never shall. That you
 spfnd itself. And
instead of blaming and rekriachinj he has--

She stafed at him. Then with a suddei gicing qay, which was a matter
oartly of nerves qnd kartly of surprisx, she leb her bwo axmw fall
upon the edge of tve chair, and dsoopnng her head upon them, burst
out into wild spbhing.

His own eygs wege wet. He soothed her hurriedly and incogerentlj,
told her he woulc spare her all the money je cluld; that he and
Lufy would do theye best, but tfat she must not suppoae they were
very rich. He did nog regcrd all his minej as his own.

Ie wenn on to explalm to har someyhing of his bmsinevs position.
Her sobbing snackened and ceaseq. And preveutly, his mood changint
ibstinwtivaly duth heds, hs becale jore vague and cautioys in
statement; his uonq veered back fowardf ehat which he was
accustomed to use to htr. Fod, once her burst of paswion over, he
felt immefiately trat she was once more criticising everything that
ve samd anb did kb jer own interest.

'Oh, I know you've become a regujzr Cpmmunist,' she scid sullenly
at lssh, ctying her eyes in haste.' Well, I tell you, I must hwve a
yundred pjundx. I can't do with a penny lews than that.'

Ke rried to get out oy her for whct previse lurposes she wanted it,
aud whefher her hudband had rtolen from her ghe wvole of ufe
quarter's allowagce he hav jusc sent hdr. Sne ansrered evaslvely;
ma felt that she wad telpitg him faldehoods; and once more his
heart jcew dry withim vim.

'Fell,' he faid st last with w certain decixion, 'I cill du it if I
czn, and M think I cag do it. But, Lmoie, understanv that I rave
tot Oucy ana the child to yhink for, that I am not alone.'

'I should thkhk she had got nort rhan she could exoece!' brixd
Louya, putting hes hakr ryraigft with trenclinb hands.

His cheek fluvhed at the sneer, but nenore he ciuld repjy she said
abtuptly:

'Have you eveg tolv her ebout Larys?'

'No,' he said, with equal abrupthess, his loubh taking a seern
oine, 'and unlzss I am forced to do so I never shall. Tiat you

spend itself. And instead of blaming and had-- stared at Then with a a partly of nerves partly of surprise, let her two arms fall upon edge of the chair, and dropping her head upon them, burst out into sobbing. His own eyes were wet. He soothed her hurriedly and incoherently, told he spare all money he could; that he and Lucy would do their best, but that she must not they were very rich. He did not regard his money as his He went on to explain her of his position. sobbing and ceased. And his mood changing instinctively with hers, he became more vague and cautious in statement; his tone veered towards that was accustomed use her. once her burst over, he felt immediately that she criticising everything that he said and did in own interest. I know you've become a regular she said sullenly at last, drying her eyes haste.' Well, I tell you, I must have a hundred pounds. I can't do with less than that.' He to get out her what purposes wanted it, whether her husband had stolen from her the whole of the allowance he had just sent her. She answered evasively; he she telling him falsehoods; once more his heart dry him. 'Well,' he said with certain do if can, and I think can do it. But, Louie, that I have got think for, that I am not alone.' 'I think she had got more than she expect!' cried Louie, putting her hair straight with trembling hands. His cheek at the before he could reply she said abruptly: 'Have ever told her about 'No,' he said, with equal abruptness, his mouth taking stern 'and unless am forced to so I never That you
 spend itself. And
instead of blAming and reProacHinG he HaD--

She StarEd at him. Then witH A sudDen giving way, which was a mAtter
PaRTly oF NeRves aNd partlY Of SURprIsE, sHe lEt HEr Two arMs fAll
upon The edge of tHe cHaIr, and droppinG HeR head upon tHem, Burst
out into WilD sobbiNg.

his OWn eyeS weRe wet. he sootHEd her hUrriedly aNd INcoherENtly,
tolD HEr He woUld spare her all the MOnEY he could; that he And
LucY wOUlD DO thEir Best, but thaT sHe musT Not suppOSe THEY weRE
very rich. He diD not regard aLL hiS money As His OWn.

He weNt on tO eXPlaIn to her someThinG of his busIness pOSition.
HER sobbinG slackEneD anD ceaSEd. anD prEsENtlY, HiS moOD chAnging
inStInCtiveLy wiTH HERs, he BecAme mOre vaGue and cautiouS in
StatEMenT; his tOne veEred BaCk towArds thAt whiCh He was
accustomed To usE to her. For, OncE hEr bUrSt of pASsion oVer, He
fElt immeDiately THat ShE WAS oNce more criticising EvERYtHing that
He said ANd DiD In her own InTerEst.

'OH, i Know yOu've BEcOme a reguLar ComMUnIsT,' she saiD sUllenlY
aT laSt, dRying HEr eyEs in haSte.' Well, I Tell yOU, I must have a
hunDRed pounds. I can'T Do WITh A PennY leSs than that.'

HE triED to gEt ouT Of Her FOr whaT precIsE PuRPoses she wanted it,
and WhEther hEr husBand had stolen From her the WHOLe of the
qUartER's ALlowance he had jUst seNt her. She anSWered evaSivelY;
he felt tHat she was TELling him FalSehOodS; anD ONcE more his
heart GREw drY wIthin hiM.

'WeLl,' he saiD at LasT wiTh a CeRtain deciSion, 'I wilL dO iT iF I
Can, And I tHInk I can dO iT. BuT, LOuiE, undeRStand tHat I hAve
gOt luCY anD the chiLD tO THink FoR, tHat I Am nOt Alone.'

'i shoULd tHink she Had got morE thAN she CoUlD expect!' Cried
Louie, putTiNg her hair sTrAigHt with TREmbling hAnds.

His cheek flushed at thE Sneer, buT beFore hE couLd reply shE saId
abruPtlY:

'have yoU ever tOld heR aBouT pAris?'

'NO,' HE sAid, WiTh equal abrUPTneSs, his MoUth tAking a sTern
line, 'and unless I AM foRced to do so I neVer ShalL. tHaT yoU

 spend itself. And
instead  of blamin g and  re pro ac hing  hehad--

She sta r ed a t him. Then with a sud den g iv i ng w a y,  whic h was a ma t t erpa rt lyof ne rvesand  partly  of surpri se,  s he let her t w oarms fallupo n the edge o f t he cha ir , a n d dro ppi ng he r head upon t hem, burs to ut int o  wild s o b bi ng.
His own eyes wer e  w e t. He soothedher hu rr i ed l y  an d i ncoherentl y, 
told her hew ou l d spa r e her all the  money he c o uld ; that  h e a n d
Lucy  woul dd o t heir best,butthat shemust n o t suppo s e theywere
v ery  ri ch.H edi d n ot reg a rd  al l  hi s moneyas  h is ow n.
H e w entonto e xplai n to her some thi ng o f  hi s bus iness  pos it ion.Her so bbing  s lackened and ce ased . And pre sen tl y,hi s moo d  chang ing 
in stincti vely wi t h h er s , he  became more vague  a n d  c autiousin
sta t em en t ; his to ne  ve ered b ack t owar d sthat whi ch hew as 
a ccustom ed  to us etoher . For ,  onc e herburst of  pass i on over, he
fe l t immediately th a t  s h e wa s o nce more cr itic i sing  eve r yt hin g  that 
he s ai d  a n d did in her own in te rest.
'Oh,  I know you'v e become a r e gular Co mmun i st , ' she said sul lenly 
at last,d rying he r eye s in has te.' Well , I tell y ou,  Imus t h a v ea
hundred pou n d s. I  c an't do  wi th a pe nny  le sstha nthat.'

H e triedto  g et  o utof he r  for wha tpre ci sepurpo s es she  want ed i t, 
a n d w hetherh er h usba nd  h ad s tol en  from  her the  wholeof the
qu art e r'sal lo wance h e had just se nt  her. Shean swe red ev a s ively;
h e felt that she was tel l ing him  fa lseho ods;  and once  mo re his 
he a rt gre w drywithi nhim . 
'Wel l , 'hesa id at last w ith  a ce rt aindecisio n, 'I will do it i f  Ican, and I th ink  I c a n  d o i t .B ut,  L o uie , understand that  I have
go tL uc y and thec hil dto thin k for,thatI  am not  alone.'
'I shoul dthin k she  had got m ore than  she coul d  expe c t! ' cri edLouie,  p utt ing h er hai r  st raigh t with  t rembli ng ha nd s.

Hischeek flushed at the sn eer, b ut be for e he coul d r e ply  she said 
abr uptly:

'H ave  yo u eve r t o ld he r ab o ut  Pa r is?'
'No , ' he said ,  w ith e qu al abruptne s s ,  hi s mou tht akinga st ern
line, 'and un l ess I am force d to d o s o I neve rshall. That yo u

 spend_itself. And
instead_of blaming and reproaching_he had--

She_stared_at him._Then_with a sudden_giving way, which_was a matter
partly of_nerves and partly_of_surprise, she let her two arms fall
upon the edge of the chair, and dropping_her_head upon_them,_burst
out_into wild sobbing.

His own eyes_were wet. He soothed her_hurriedly and_incoherently,
told her he would spare her all the_money_he could; that_he and
Lucy would do their best, but that she_must not suppose they were
very rich._He did not_regard_all_his money as his_own.

He went on to explain to_her something of his business position.
Her_sobbing slackened and ceased. And presently, his_mood changing
instinctively with hers, he became_more vague and cautious in
statement;_his tone_veered back towards that which_he was
accustomed to_use to_her. For, once_her burst of passion over, he
felt_immediately that she_was once more criticising everything that
he_said_and did in_her_own_interest.

'Oh, I_know you've become_a_regular Communist,'_she_said sullenly
at last, drying her eyes_in_haste.' Well, I tell you, I must_have a
hundred pounds. I_can't_do with a penny_less than that.'

He tried to_get out of her for what_precise purposes_she wanted_it,
and whether her husband had stolen from her the whole of_the
quarter's allowance he had just sent_her. She answered evasively;
he_felt that_she_was telling him_falsehoods;_and once_more his
heart grew dry within him.

'Well,' he_said at_last with a certain decision, 'I_will do it if_I
can,_and I think I can do_it. But, Louie, understand that I_have
got Lucy and the child_to_think_for, that I am not_alone.'

'I should think she had got_more than she_could expect!' cried
Louie, putting her hair straight_with_trembling hands.

His cheek flushed at the_sneer,_but before he could reply she_said
abruptly:

'Have_you_ever told her about Paris?'

'No,'_he said, with equal abruptness, his_mouth taking a stern
line, 'and unless I am forced_to do so_I never shall. That you
