Kerr would arrange for free transport, and, if he was lucky, he might earn enough on the railroad to cover part of his loss.

But this was impossible.

He could not leave Helen.
Then there was the other matter.

He had not yet told her what Wilkinson had said, but she must be told, and Bob's visits must stop.

The trouble was that he had already vexed her by refusing her help, and this would not make his delicate task easier.