He was willing to trust me." "Yes, but tell me what it was?
Something you valued highly ?" I felt my cheeks reddening, yet there was no reason why I should not answer.
"It was a medal, an army medal." "You were in the army then ?" "Yes, I served an enlistment in the Philippines, and was invalided home; discharged at the Presidio.

Someway I have been up against tough luck ever since I got back.

I think the climate over there must have locoed me; anyhow the liquor did.

Tonight the pendulum is swinging the other way." "Why do you think that ?" "I have met you, have I not ?" There was no brightening of her eyes, no acknowledgment of the words.
"To have the misery of another added to your own requires no congratulations," she said gravely.

"But I am glad you told me.