If I would give her some of her money she would leave and never come back.

"No," I said.

"I am going to see you through, Zoe.

We will face this out together; only do you consult me about what to do, and help me to stand by you." I sat down and began to think it all over again.

Here were all the pretty things I had bought in St.Louis soon to arrive, and the house would be ready to occupy in a few days.