And he had laughed at the idea.

He had always said that when two people truly love each other it does not matter whether they have money or not.

But when in London, with only a five-pound note, and face to face with the actual proposition of asking Helen Carey not only to marry him but to support him, he felt that money counted for more than he had supposed.

He found money was many different things--it was self-respect, and proper pride, and private honors and independence.

And, lacking these things, he felt he could ask no girl to marry him, certainly not one for whom he cared as he cared for Helen Carey.