She did not blame Minnie, she did not blame Hanson very much.

Now, as she sat there digesting the remark, she was glad she had Drouet's money.

"Yes," she said after a few moments, "I thought of doing that." She did not explain that the thought, however, had aroused all the antagonism of her nature.

Columbia City, what was there for her?
She knew its dull, little round by heart.

Here was the great, mysterious city which was still a magnet for her.