Helen thought she deserved some credit for this; she had had a part in Bob's reformation and had made Stephen help.
Sadie trusted her, and no suspicion or jealousy marked their relations.
Indeed, Helen wondered why she had at one time been drawn to Bob.

Were she free to do so, she would certainly not marry him now.

Still she had loved him, and this gave her thoughts about him a vague, sentimental gentleness.

It was a comfort to feel that she had done something to turn his wandering feet into the right path.
When she reached the homestead she found Sadie looking disturbed.

Her face was hard, but her eyes were red, and Helen suspected that she had been crying.