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TO THE RESCUE.
I must mix myself with action lest I wither by despair.
Jocelyn had not conveyed to her brother by word or hint the accusation brought against him by Victor Durnovo.

But when he returned home it almost seemed as if he were conscious of the knowledge that was hers.
She thought she detected a subtle difference in his manner towards herself--something apologetic and humble.

This was really the result of Victor Durnovo's threat made in the office of the factory long before.
Maurice Gordon was not the sort of man to carry through the burden of a half-discovered secret.

It needs a special temperament for this--one that is able to inspire fear in whomsoever it may be necessary to hold in check--a temperament with sufficient self-reliance and strength to play an open game steadily through to the end.