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THE LION’S WHELP It was late, almost dark, that evening when Cannon left his office. He had sat on after Berny’s departure, sunk in a reverie, which was not compounded of those gentle thoughts that a…
OUT OF THE FULLNESS OF THE HEART That night it was Berny’s turn to be wakeful. In the silence of the sleeping house and the warm darkness of her curtained room, she lay tossing on her bed, hearing th…
THE WALL ACROSS THE WAY It was dark when Rose reached home. She had walked rapidly, mechanically taking familiar turns, cresting the long slope of the hill at a panting speed, rounding corners where …
FRIEND OR FOE For some time after Rose had left her, Berny remained on the bench, not moving, her glance resting on that part of the path whence the young girl’s figure had faded from view. The night…
THE ACTOR’S STORY The afternoon of the next day Dominick came home earlier than usual. His New York friend, who was en route to Japan, had but a couple of days in San Francisco, and again claimed his…
THE LAST INTERVIEW The night was falling when Buford left. He and Dominick had sat on in the den, talking together in low voices, going over past events in the concatenation of circumstances that had…
THE STORM CENTER MOVES As soon as Berny had left his office Bill Cannon wrote a note to Mrs. Ryan, telling her of the interview he had just had with her daughter-in-law. He did not mention the check,…
