"Because he's different now, he's changed! All bursting with his big success, his 'strike,' his business--money mad! Oh, how I hate his business--and that detestable partner, too!" A wave of rebellion swept over her at the way she had been caught, tangled into the life of a man and the fortunes of his business.

But then she thought of the son she had borne him, and this brought quick remorse and tears, from which she fell into a deep sleep.

And when she awoke she found the nurse was waiting with the baby.
And the days which followed with their peace, their slow return of health and strength, brought assurance, too, and she laughed at herself for having been such a foolish child.

She recalled her panic on her wedding night.

Then, too, she had found a Joe unknown.