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"Not if you must  dear." Billy went away, lugging a heart of lead in his breast. Kathleen stared after him and gave a hard, wringing motion of her hands. NOT IF YOU MUST DEAR BILLY WENT AWAY LUGGING A HEART OF LEAD IN HIS BREAST KATHLEEN STARED AFTER HIM AND GAVE A HARD RINGING MOTION OF HER HANDS
lied gallantly. The poor woman looked up into Billy's face. After years of battling with the world, here for the asking was peace and luxury and wealth incalculable, and--as Kathleen thought--a love that had endured since they were boy and girl together. Yet she shrunk from him a little and clinched her hands before she spoke. "Yes," Kathleen faltered, and afterward she shuddered. And here, if for the moment I may prefigure the Eagle as a sentient being, I can imagine his chuckle. "Please God," thought poor Billy, "I will make her happy. Yes, please God, I can at least do that, since she cares for me." Then he kissed her. "My dear," said he, aloud, "I'll try to make you happy. And--and you don't mind, do you, if I leave you now?" queried this ardent lover. "You see, it's absolutely necessary I should see--see Miss Hugonin about this will business. You don't mind very much, do you--darling?" Mr. Woods inquired of her, the last word being rather obviously an afterthought. "No," said she. HOWEVER CAN YOU ASK DEAR HIS WORDS AT LEAST LIED GALLANTLY THE POOR WOMAN LOOKED UP INTO BILLY'S FACE AFTER MANY YEARS OF BATTLING WITH THE WORLD HERE FOR THE ASKING WAS PEACE AND LUXURY AND WEALTH INCALCULABLE AND AS KATHLEEN THOUGHT A LOVE THAT HAD ENDURED SINCE THEY WERE BOY AND GIRL TOGETHER YET SHE SHRUNK FROM HIM A LITTLE AND CLENCHED HER HANDS BEFORE SHE SPOKE YES KATHLEEN FALTERED AND AFTERWARDS SHE SHUDDERED AND HERE IF FOR THE MOMENT I MAY PREFIGURE THE EAGLE AS A SENTIENT BEING I CAN IMAGINE HIS CHUCKLE PLEASE GOD THOUGHT POOR BILLY I WILL MAKE HER HAPPY YES PLEASE GOD I CAN AT LEAST DO THAT SINCE SHE CARES FOR ME THEN HE KISSED HER MY DEAR SAID HE ALOUD I'LL TRY TO MAKE YOU HAPPY AND AND YOU DON'T MIND DO YOU IF I LEAVE YOU NOW QUERIED THIS ARDENT LOVER YOU SEE IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY I SHOULD SEE SEE MISS HUGONIAN ABOUT THIS WHEEL BUSINESS YOU DON'T MIND VERY MUCH DO YOU DARLING MISTER WOODS INQUIRED OF HER THE LAST WORD BEING RATHER OBVIOUSLY AN AFTERTHOUGHT NO SAID SHE
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