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His Second Wife

CHAPTER XXVI
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Do you, these days! Mighty little! Because she kept you away from it!" "No!" But she caught the uncertain look in his eyes.
"Are you so sure?
Why didn't she ever go to Paris?
She must have been dying to go there and shop, but she never let you take her there.

She was afraid to let you go near it again--the Beaux Arts work, the student life--afraid that you'd get thinking! So she kept you here and away from your friends.

She even kept Crothers out of your firm.

You partner fought her hard on that--and you held out--until one day Crothers came to your office and told you he had changed his mind.

You remember ?" "Yes--" "Did he give you his reason!" "Yes--he did--" "Did he bring Amy into it!" "He did not--" "He should have, Joe.


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