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The   others   followed�察  �and�察  �obedient   to   a   sign   from   him�察  �the   porter   was 

summoned from the outer office to witness the signatures。 When this was 

over�察�the Mayor turned to his secretary。 ;That's all just now�察�Paul。; 



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     Accepting this implied dismissal with undisturbed gravity�察�the   newly 

made youthful guardian bowed and retired。 When the green baize door had 

closed upon him�察�the Mayor turned abruptly to the woman with the paper 

in his hand。 

     ;Look here�察�Kate�察�there is still time for you to reconsider your action�察�

and tear up this solitary record of it。 If you choose to do so�察�say so�察�and I 

promise you that this interview�察�and all you have told us�察�shall never pass 

beyond these walls。 No one will be the wiser for it�察�and we will give you 

full credit for having attempted something that was too much for you to 

perform。; 

     She had half risen from her chair when he began�察�but fell back again in 

her   former   position   and   looked   impatiently  from  him   to   his   companion�察�

who was also regarding her earnestly。 

     ;What are you talking about�拭─�she said sharply。 

     ;YOU�察�Kate�察─�said the Mayor。 ;You have given everything you possess 

to this child。 What provision have you made for yourself�拭─�

     ;Do I look played out�拭─�she said�察�facing them。 

     She    certainly   did   not   look   like  anything    but   a  strong�察  �handsome�察�

resolute woman�察�but the men did not reply。 

     ;That   is   not   all�察  �Kate�察─  �continued   the   Mayor�察  �folding   his   arms   and 

looking   down   upon   her。   ;Have   you   thought   what   this   means�拭  �It   is   the 

complete renunciation not only of any claim but any interest in your child。 

That is   what   you   have   just   signed�察  �and   what   it   will   be   our   duty  now   to 

keep you to。 From this moment we stand between you and her�察�as we stand 

between her and the world。 Are you ready to see her grow up away from 

you�察  �losing   even   the   little   recollection   she   has   had   of   your   kindness 

passing you in the street without knowing you�察�perhaps even having you 

pointed out to her as a person she should avoid�拭�Are you prepared to shut 

your   eyes   and   ears   henceforth   to   all   that   you   may   hear   of   her   new   life�察�

when she is happy�察�rich�察�respectable�察�a courted heiressperhaps the wife of 

some great man�拭�Are you ready to accept that she will never know that 

no one will ever knowthat you had any share in making her so�察�and that 

if you should ever breathe it abroad we shall hold it our duty to deny it�察�

and brand the man who takes it up for you as a liar and the slanderer of an 



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honest girl�拭─�

     ;That's   what   I   came   here   for�察─  �she   said   curtly�察  �then�察  �regarding   them 

curiously�察�and running her ringed hand up and down the railed back of her 

chair�察�she added�察�with a half laugh�察 �What are you playin' me for�察�boys�拭─�

     ;But�察─�said Colonel Pendleton�察�without heeding her�察 �are you ready to 

know that in sickness or affliction you will be powerless to help her�察�that a 

stranger will take your place at her bedside�察�that as she has lived without 

knowing you she will die without that knowledge�察�or that if through any 

weakness of yours it came to her then�察�it would embitter her last thoughts 

of earth and�察�dying�察�she would curse you�拭─�

     The smile upon her half´open mouth still fluttered around it�察�and her 

curved fingers still ran up and down the rails of the chair´ back as if they 

were the cords of some mute instrument�察�to which she was trying to give 

voice。   Her   rings   once   or   twice   grated   upon   them   as   if   she   had   at   times 

gripped   them  closely。   But   she   rose   quickly  when   he   paused�察 �said   ;Yes�察─�

sharply�察�and put the chair back against the wall。 

     ;Then I will send you copies of this tomorrow�察�and take an assignment 

of the property。; 

     ;I've   got   the   check   here   for   it   now�察─  �she   said�察  �drawing   it   from   her 

pocket and laying it upon the desk。 ;There�察�I reckon that's finished。 Good´ 

by� ─�

     The Mayor took up his hat�察�Colonel Pendleton did the same�察�both men 

preceded her to the door�察�and held it open with grave politeness for her to 

pass。 

     ;Where are you boys going�拭─�she asked�察�glancing from the one to the 

other。 

     ;To see you to your carriage�察�Mrs。 Howard�察─�said the Mayor�察�in a voice 

that had become somewhat deeper。 

     ;Through the whole building�拭�Past all the people in the hall and on the 

stairs�拭�Why�察�I passed Dan Stewart as I came in。; 

     ;If   you   will   allow   us�拭─  �he   said�察  �turning   half   appealing   to   Colonel 

Pendleton�察�who�察�without speaking�察�made a low bow of assent。 

     A slight flush rose to her facethe first and only change in the even 

healthy color she had shown during the interview。 



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     ;I reckon I won't trouble you�察�boys�察�if it's all the same to you�察─�she said�察�

with her half´strident laugh。 ;YOU mightn't mind being seenbut I would´ 

´ Good´by。; 

     She held out a hand to each of the men�察�who remained for an instant 

silently   holding   them。   Then   she   passed   out   of   the   door�察  �slipping   on   her 

close black veil as she did so with a half´funereal suggestion�察�and they saw 

her tall�察�handsome figure fade into the shadows of the long corridor。 

     ;Paul�察─   �said   the   Mayor�察   �reentering    the   office   and   turning    to  his 

secretary�察 �do you know who that woman is�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;She's one in a million� �And now forget that you have ever seen her。; 



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                                CHAPTER I。 



       The principal parlor of the New Golden Gate Hotel in San Francisco�察�

fairly    reported    by    the  local    press   as   being    ;truly   palatial;   in   its 

appointments�察      �and    unrivaled    in  its  upholstery�察    �was�察  �nevertheless�察    �on 

August 5�察�1860�察�of that startling newness that checked any familiarity�察�and 

evidently had produced some embarrassment on the limbs of four visitors 

who had just been ushered into its glories。 After hesitating before one or 

two gorgeous fawn´colored brocaded easy´chairs of appalling and spotless 

virginity�察�one of them seated himself despairingly on a tete´a´tete sofa in 

marked and painful isolation�察�while another sat uncomfortably upright on 

a sofa。 The two others remained standing�察�vaguely gazing at the ceiling�察�

and   exchanging       ostentatiously   admiring      but   hollow   remarks   about     the 

furniture   in   unnecessary   whispers。   Yet   they   were   apparently   men   of   a 

certain habit of importance and small authority�察�with more or less critical 

attitude in their speech。 

     To them presently entered a young man of about five´and´twenty�察�with 

remarkably       bright  and    singularly   sympathetic      eyes。   Having    swept    the 

group in a smiling glance�察�he singled out the lonely occupier of the tete´a´ 

tete�察�and moved pleasantly towards him。 The man rose instantly with an 

eager gratified look。 

     ;Well�察  �Paul�察  �I   didn't   allow   you'd   remember   me。   It's   a   matter   of   four 

years   since   we   met   at   Marysville。   And   now   you're   bein'   a   great   man 

you've; 

     No one could have known from the young man's smiling face that he 

really had not recognized his visitor at first�察�and that his greeting was only 

an exhibition of one of those happy instincts for which he was remarkable。 

But�察   �following    the   clew   suggested     by   his  visitor�察 �he  was   able   to  say 

promptly and gayly�此�

     ;I don't know why I should forget Tony Shear or the Marysville boys�察─�

turning   with   a   half´confiding   smile   to   the   other   visitors�察  �who�察  �after   the 

human fashion�察�were beginning to be resentfully impatient of this special 

attention。 

     ;Well�察   �no��for   I've  allus   said   that  you   took   your   first  start  from 



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Marysville。 But I've brought a few friends of our party that I reckoned to 

introduce to you。 Cap'n Stidger�察�Chairman of our Central Committee�察�Mr。 

Henry J。 Hoskins�察�of the firm of Hoskins and Bloomer�察�and Joe Slate�察�of 

the 'Union Press��' one of our most promising journalists。 Gentlemen�察─�he 

continued�察�suddenly and without warni
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