I am going to follow that woman over the world till I find her, for I loved her.
That's all! Swear that you'll keep my secrets or I'll kill you now.
I've burned every paper I have in the world." When Braun's desperate mood had passed, he allowed the pleading man to rise, and then listened morosely as Lilienthal, the veriest coward at heart, begged for a reconciliation.

"I didn't know of your trouble," gasped Lilienthal.

"See here, if you'll go on to Hamburg and Bremen and fix up that 'phenacetine' business for me, I'll advance you five thousand dollars now.

I didn't know you were so hard up." He whispered an address in the victorious druggist's ear.
The half-crazed gamester felt that he had gone too far, and in half an hour he departed richer by a cheque for five thousand dollars.
But his mind was far away on Manhattan Beach, with the wandering lovers, as he told Lilienthal that he should not call again.

"I'll jump on the first steamer I can catch! Timmins knows all.