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Let us be frank, Kathleen, and confess that life is but a trivial farce ignobly played in a very stately temple." And Mr. Kennaston laughed again. LET US BE FRANK KATHLEEN AND CONFESS THAT LIFE IS BUT A TRIVIAL FARCE IGNOBLY PLAYED IN A VERY STATELY TEMPLE AND MISTER KNASTON LAUGHED AGAIN
s an heiress yesterday, and to-day she is nobody. And Mr. Woods, being wealthy, can afford to gratify the virtues you commend so highly and, with a fidelity that is most edifying, return again to his old love. And she welcomes him--and the Woods millions--with open arms. It is quite affecting, is it not, Kathleen?" "You needn't be disagreeable," she observed. "My dear Kathleen, I assure you I am not angry. I am merely a little sorry for human nature. I could have sworn Woods was honest. But rogues all, rogues all, Kathleen! Money rules us in the end; and now the parable is fulfilled, and Love the prodigal returns to make merry over the calf of gold. Confess," Mr. Kennaston queried, with a smile, "is it not strange an all-wise Creator should have been at pains to fashion this brave world about us for little men and women such as we to lie and pilfer in? Was it worth while, think you, to arch the firmament above our rogueries, and light the ageless stars as candles to display our antics? AUSED AND LAUGHED LIGHTLY SHE WAS IN HEIRESS YESTERDAY AND TO DAY SHE IS NOBODY AND MISTER WOODS BEING WEALTHY CAN AFFORD TO GRATIFY THE VIRTUES YOU COMMEND SO HIGHLY AND WITH A FIDELITY THAT IS MOST EDIFYING RETURN AGAIN TO HIS OLD LOVE AND SHE WELCOMES HIM AND THE WOODS MILLIONS WITH OPEN ARMS IT IS QUITE AFFECTING IS IT NOT KATHLEEN YOU NEEDN'T BE SO DISAGREEABLE SHE OBSERVED MY DEAR KATHLEEN I ASSURE YOU I AM NOT ANGRY I AM MERELY A LITTLE SORRY FOR HUMAN NATURE I COULD HAVE SWORN WOODS WAS HONEST BUT ROGUES ALL ROGUES ALL KATHLEEN MONEY RULES US IN THE END AND NOW THE PARABLE IS FULFILLED AND LOVE THE PRODIGAL RETURNS TO MAKE MERRY OVER THE CALF OF GOLD CONFESS MISTER KNASTON QUERIED WITH A SMILE IS IT NOT STRANGE AN ALL WISE CREATOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT PAINS TO FASHION THIS BRAVE WORLD ABOUT US FOR LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN SUCH AS WE TO LIE AND PILFER IN WAS IT WORTH WHILE THINK YOU TO ARCH THE FIRMAMENT ABOVE OUR ROGUERIES AND LIGHT THE AGELESS STARS AS CANDLES TO DISPLAY OUR ANTICS
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