The haunting hand
women possess, and that charms and holds a man longer than beauty or
wit or even,” he added with a laugh, “a good disposition, and God
knows that’s important enough.”
“Here, here! I guess, after all, if that’s the way you feel about it,
I’ll let you say--just this once--that you’ll love me forever and
ever.”
And Gene’s reply, swift and silent, far better than a brotherly kiss,
was more eloquent than any words could have been.
[The End]
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. caveman/cave-man, dressing
room/dressing-room, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Fix one quotation mark pairing.
[Chapter VII]
Change “The headlines of the early _editon_ greeted her” to _edition_.
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