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of   HER   lover。     She   suddenly   sprang   at   Lena�察  �her   face   like   a   thunder´ 

storm�察�her black brows straight and her great eyes flashing。                   ``You lie��'' 

she    exclaimed。     And     she   tore   the  photograph      from   Lena's    hands   and 

clasped it to her bosom。 

     Lena   shrank   in   physical   fear   from   this   aroused   lioness。    ``He's   my 

husband��'' she whined。         ``You haven't got any right to his picture。'' 

     ``You lie��'' repeated Hilda�察�throwing back her head。 

     ``It's the truth��'' said Lena�察�beginning to cry。          ``I swear to God it's so。 

You can      ask pa if it ain't。    He's Mr。 Ganser�察�the brewer。'' 

     ``Who sent you here to lie about him to me��'' 

     ``Oh�察�you needn't put on。         You knew he was married。            I don't wonder 

you're   mad。     He's   MY  husband�察  �while   he's   only   been   making   a   fool   of 

YOU。        You     haven't    got    any   shame。''     Lena's      eyes   were     on   the 

photograph       again   and    her  jealousy    over´balanced       fear。   She    laughed 

tauntingly。 

     ``Of   course   you're   trying   to   brazen   it   out。  Give   me   that    picture� �

He's my husband��'' 

     Just   then   Ganser     appeared     in  the  doorway      he   did  not   trust  his 

daughter and had followed her when he thought she was staying too long。 

At sight of him she began to weep again。                 ``She won't believe me�察�pa��'' 

she said。     ``Look at her standing there hugging his picture。'' 

     Ganser scowled at his daughter and addressed himself to Hilda�察 �`It's 



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true�察   �Miss��'' he said。      ``The man is a scoundrel。          I sent my daughter to 

warn you。'' 

     Hilda looked at him haughtily。            ``I don't know you��'' she said�察 �`and I 

do know him。         I don't know why you've come here to slander him。                   But 

I do know that I'd trust him against the whole world。''                 She glanced from 

father to daughter。        ``You haven't done him any harm and you might as 

well go。'' 

     Peter eyed her in disgust。         ``You're as big a fool as my Lena��'' he said。 

``Come on�察�Lena。'' 

     As   Lena   was   leaving   the   room�察  �she   gave   Hilda   a   malignant   glance。 

``He's   MY  husband��''   she   said   spitefully�察   �`and   you're   well�察  �I   wouldn't 

want to say what you are。'' 

     ``Move��'' shouted Ganser�察�pushing her out of the room。                     His parting 

shot at Hilda was�此        �`Ask him。'' 

     Hilda�察  �still   holding   the   photograph�察  �stared   at   the   doorway   through 

which they had disappeared。            ``You lie��'' she repeated�察�as if they were still 

there。    Then again�察�a little catch in her voice�此             �`You lie��''    And after a 

longer interval�察�a third time�察�with a sob in her throat�此              �`You lie�     �I know 

you lie��''    She sat at the table and held the photograph before her。                   She 

kissed   it   passionately�察  �gazed   long   at   it�察  �seeing   in   those   bold   handsome 

features all that her heart's love believed of him。 

     Suddenly she started up�察�went rapidly down the side hall and out into 

the   street。   Battling   with   her   doubts�察  �denouncing   herself   as   disloyal   to 

him�察  �she   hurried   up   the Avenue   and   across   the   Square   and   on   until   she 

came   to   his   lodgings。     When   she   asked   for   him   the   maid   opened   the 

parlor door and called through the crack�此              �`Mr。 Feuerstein�察�a lady wants 

to see you。'' 

     As   the   maid   disappeared   down   the   basement   stairs�察  �Mr。   Feuerstein 

appeared。      At     sight   of   her  he   started   back。    ``Hilda��''   he   exclaimed 

theatrically�察�and frowned。 

     ``Don't be angry with me��'' she said humbly。               ``I wouldn't have come�察�

only'' 

     ``You must go at once��''         His tone was abrupt�察�irritated。 



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     ``YesI    will。   I  just   wanted    to  warn    you''   She    raised   her  eyes 

appealingly toward his face。           ``Two people came to see me to´nightMr。 

Ganser and his daughter'' 

     Feuerstein fell back a step and she saw that he was shaking and that 

his face had become greenish white。              ``It's false��'' he blustered。      ``False 

as hell��'' 

     And she knew that it was true。 

     She   continued   to   look   at   him   and   he   did   not   try   to   meet   her   eyes。 

``What did they tell you��'' he said�察�after a long pause�察�remembering that he 

had denied before a charge had been made。 

     She   was   looking   away   from   him   now。          She   seemed   not   to   have 

heard him。      ``I must go��'' she murmured�察�and began slowly to descend the 

stoop。 

     He followed her�察�laid his hand upon her arm。                 ``Hilda��'' he pleaded。 

``Let me explain��'' 

     ``Don't touch me��''        She snatched her arm away from him。                She ran 

down the rest of the steps and fled along the street。              She kept close to the 

shadow of the houses。           She went through Avenue A with hanging head�察�

feeling that the eyes of all were upon her�察�condemning�察�scorning。                   She hid 

herself   in   her   little   room�察  �locking   the   door。 Down   beside   the   bed   she 

sank and buried her face in the covers。            And there she lay�察�racked with the 

pain   of   her   gaping   woundswounds   to   love�察  �to   trust�察  �to   pride�察  �to   self´ 

respect。     ``Oh�察    �God�察   �let  me   die��''  she   moaned。      ``I   can't  ever   look 

anybody in the face again。'' 



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                            CHAPTER VIII 



                         A SHEEP WIELDS THE SHEARS 

     A few days later Peter Ganser appeared before Beck�察�triumph flaunting 

from his stupid features。       Beck instantly scented bad news。 

     ``Stop the case��'' said Peter with a vulgar insolence that grated upon the 

lawyer。     ``It's no good。'' 

     ``I beg your pardon�察�Mr。 Ganser。         I don't follow you。'' 

     ``But I follow myself。       Stop the case。     I pay you off now。'' 

     ``You   can't   deal   with   courts   as   you   can   with   your   employees�察  �Mr。 

Ganser。     There are legal forms to be gone through。             Of course�察�if you're 

reconciled to your son´in´law�察�why'' 

     Peter laughed。      ``Son´in´law�      �That     scoundrelhe's a bigamist。        I 

got the proofs from Germany this morning。'' 

     Beck became blue round the edges of his mouth and his eyes snapped。 

``So   you've   been   taking   steps   in   this   case   without   consulting   me�察  �Mr。 

Ganser��'' 

     ``I don't trust lawyers。     Anyway�察�what I hire you for�拭         �To try my case。 

It's none of your business what I do outside。             I pay you off�察�and I don't 

pay for any dirty works I don't get。''        He had wrought himself into a fury。 

Experience      had   taught   him   that  that  was   the   best  mood    in  which    to 

conduct an argument about money。 

     ``We'll send you your bill��'' said Beck�察�in a huge�察�calm rage against this 

dull man who had outwitted him。            ``If you wish to make a scene�察�will you 

kindly go elsewhere��'' 

     ``I want to pay you offright away quick。             I think you and Loeb in 

cahoots。      My    detective�察   �he  says   you    both   must   have    known     about 

Feuerstein。     He   says   you   two   were   partners   and   knew   his   record。  I'll 

expose you�察�if

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