Without telling her I gave up our city apartment, stored our furniture, and took a room in a boarding-house.

I was learning the banking business, was trusted with more and more responsibility, and believed my future was secure.

Then came the final blow.
I saw the news in the paper when I went out to lunch.

"Embezzler and His Companion Caught in Rio Janeiro.

He Commits Suicide When Notified of His Arrest." These headlines stared at me as I opened the paper at the restaurant table.