8/15 Nor were the notices in the country and city papers wanting in respect. "One of our most distinguished citizens--a man who has reached the topmost round of the ladder," etc., etc., one editorial began. Then she laid her hand in Peter's and threw back her heavy crepe veil: "You have saved me from disgrace, Mr.Grayson," she said, in a low, monotonous voice, "and my little boy as well. I try to think that Garry must have been out of his mind when he took the money. He would not listen to me, and he would not tell me the truth. |