"'No，'Ianswered。'HewenttoEuropeearlylastmonth。'"
　　"'Verylikelyhetookherwithhim。SheisprobablyatMonteCarlo。'"
　　"'ScarcelyinAugust，Ifancy。AndI'lltellyouwhat，Ethel。Ihavebeencountingitup。Shehaslosttwenty-fourthousanddollarsintheStandardEggalone。Ittakesagooddealofsurplustostandthat。'"
　　"'Serveherright，'saidEthel'AndIwouldsaysotoherface。'"
　　"Septemberbroughtfreshnesstothestockmarketbutnottome。Mr。
　　Beverly，likethewell-to-domanthathewas，remainedawayinEuropeuntilOctobershouldrequirehispresenceasaguidinghandintheoffice。ThuswasIleftwithouthisbuoyantconsolationinthefaceofmyinvestments。"
　　"Petuniaswerebeingadjustedonafourpercentbasis；DutchessandColumbiaTractionwasholdingitsown；IcouldnotcomplainofAmalgamatedElectric，thoughitwasnowlowerthanwhenIhadboughtit，whilehadIsolditonthatWednesdayinMaywhenEthelbeggedme，beforetheincreaseddividendturnedoutamistake，Ishouldhavemademoney。
　　ButPhilippiSewerswerethreatened；PasteurisedFeedershadbeennumbsinceJune；PollyopolisHeat，Light，Power，Paving，Pressing，andPackingwasgoingtopassitsquarterlydividend；andStandardEgghadgonedownfrom63to71/8。Mymilliondollarsonpapernowwasworthinrealitylessthanaquarterofthatsum，andalthoughwecouldstillmakebothendsmeetfairlywellinsomeplacewhereyouwouldn'twanttolive，likePhiladelphia，inNewYorkweshoulddropintoapinchedanddwarfedobscurity。"
　　"Imustsaynow，andIshallneverforget，thatEthelduringthesegloomyweeksbehavedmuchbetterthanIdid。Thegrayertheoutlookbecame，themorewordsofhopeandsensesheseemedtofindSheremindedmethat，afterallmyUncleGodfrey'slegacyhadbeenathingunlookedfor，somethingoutofmyschemeoflifethatIhadmyyouth，mysalaryandmywriting；andthatshewouldwaittillshewasasoldatMr。Beverly'smother。"
　　"ItwasthethoughtofthatladywhichbroughtfromEtheltheonlynoteofcomplaintsheutteredinmypresenceduringthatwholedrearymonth。"
　　"WewerespendingSundaywithahousepartyatHydePark；anddrivingtochurch，wepassedanavenuegatewithalodge。'Rockhurst，sir，'saidthecoachman。'Whoseplace？'Iinquired。'TheoldBeverlyplace，sir。'Ethelheardhimtellmethis；andaswewenton，wesawacarriageandpaircomingdowntheavenuetowardthegatewiththatlookwhichhorsesalwaysseemtohavewhentheyaretakingthefamilytochurchonSundaymorning。"
　　"'IfIseeher，'saidEtheltomeasweenteredthedoor，'Ishallbeunabletosaymyprayers。'"
　　"ButonlyyoungpeoplecameintotheBeverlypew，andEthelsaidherprayersandalsosangthehymnandchantsverysweetly。"
　　"Aftertheservice，westrolledtogetherintheoldandlovelygraveyardbeforestartinghomeward。Wehadtoldthemthatweshouldprefertowalkback。Thedaywasbeautiful，andonecouldseealittlebluepieceoftheriver，sparkling。"
　　"'Hereiswheretheyareallburied，'saidEthel，andwepausedbeforebrownoldheadstoneswithBeverlyuponthem。'Died1750；died1767，'
　　continuedEthel，readingthenamesandinscriptions。'Ithinkonedoesn'tmindtheideaoflyinginsuchaplaceasthis。'"
　　"Someoftheyoungpeopleinthepewnowcamealongthepath。'Thegrandchildren，'saidEthel。'Sheisprobablytoooldtocometochurch。
　　OrsheisinEurope。'"
　　"Theyoungpeoplehadbroughtabasketwithflowersfromtheirplace，andnowlaidthemoverseveralofthegrassymounds。'Givemesomeofyours，'
　　saidonetotheother，presently；'I'venotenoughforgrandmother's。'"
　　"Etheltookmerathersharplybythearm。'Didyouhearthat？'sheasked。"
　　"'Itcan'tbeshe，youknow，'saidI。'HewouldhavecomebackfromEurope。'"
　　"Butwefounditoutatlunch。Itwasshe，andshehadbeendeadforfifteenyears。"
　　"EthelandItalkeditoverinthetraingoinguptotownonMondaymorning。Wehadbythattimegrowncalmer。'Ifitisnotfalsepretences，'saidshe，'andyoucannotsuehimfordamages，andifitisnotstealingorsomething，andyoucannotputhiminprison，whatareyougoingtodotohim，Richard？'"
　　"AsthiswasaquestionwhichIhadfrequentlyaskedmyselfduringthenight，havingfoundnosatisfactoryanswertoit，Isaid:'Whatwouldyoudoinmyplace，Ethel？'ButEthelknew。"
　　"'Ishouldfindoutwhenhesails，andmeethissteamerwithacowhide。'"
　　"'Thenhewouldsuemefordamages。'"
　　"'Thatwouldbenothing，ifyougotafewgoodcutsinonhim。'"
　　"'Ethel，'Isaid，'pleasefollowmecarefully。Ishouldlikedearlytocowhidehim。andforthesakeofargumentwewillconsideritdoneThencomesthelawsuit。ThenIgetupandsaythatIbeathimbecausehemademebuyStandardEggat63bytellingmethathismotherhadsome，whenreallytheoldladyhadbeendeadforfifteenyears。WhenIthinkofitinthisway，Idonotfeel'"
　　"Iknow，'interruptedEthel，'youareafraidofridicule。Allmenare。'"
　　"HadEthelinsisted，IbelievethatIshouldhavecowhidedMr。Beverlyforhersake。Butbeforehisreturnourdestinieswerebrightened。CopperhadbeenfoundnearEthel'swastelandsinMichigan，andthefamilybusinessmanwasabletosellthepropertyforsevenhundredthousanddollars。HedidthissopromptlythatIventuredtoaskhimifdelaymightnothavebroughtagreaterprice。'Well'，hesaid，'Idon'tknow。
　　Youmustseizethesethings。BlakeandBeverlymighthavegottiredwaiting。"
　　"'BlakeandBeverly！'Iexclaimed'Sotheymadethepurchase。ItMr。
　　Beverlyback？'"
　　"'Justback。TotellthetruthIdon'tbelievethey'refindingsomuchcopperastheyhoped。'"
　　"Thisturnedouttobetrue。AndIamnotsurethatthebusinessmanhadnotknownitallthewhile。'WelookedoverthepropertyprettythoroughlyatthetimeoftheTamarackexcitement，'hesaid。Andinafewdaysmore，infact，itwasgenerallyknownthatthislandhadreturnedtoitsoldstateofnotquitepayingthetaxes。"
　　"ThenIpaidmyvisittoMr。Beverly，butwithnocowhide。'Mr。Beverly，'
　　saidI，'IwanttoannouncetoyoumyengagementtoMissEthelLansing，whoseMichigancopperlandyouhavelatelyacquired。Ihopethatyouboughtsomeforyourmother。'"
　　"Those，"concludedMr。RichardField，"arethecircumstancesattendingmyengagementwhichIfeltmightinterestyou。Andnow，Ethel，tellyourstory，ifthey'lllisten。"
　　"Richard，"saidEthel，"thatisthestoryIwasgoingtotell。"