She did not know that she hurt him at all.
"It seems to be worse, in your estimation, than exposing the Kid to yellow fever," Luck observed quietly.
"Well, of course you can understand that I should not want a boy of mine to--to be all taken up with the idea of acting cowboy parts for a moving picture." "Still, there are some fairly decent people in the business," Luck pointed out still more quietly, and got upon his feet.

He had no smile now for the Little Doctor, though he was still gentle in his manner.

"I see what you mean, Mrs.Bennett.I understand you perfectly.

I shall do what I can to repair the damage to the Kid's character and ideals, and I want to thank you for coming to me in this matter.

Otherwise I might have gone against your wishes without knowing that I was doing so." For two breaths or three he held her glance with something that looked out of his eyes; the Little Doctor did not know what it was.