a's window.

"John," said Doctor Lavendar, "go to your mother. If you don't, you will
be doing just what she did. Be kind to her helpless soul, as Miss Lydia
was kind to your helpless body."

Still silence. Then suddenly Mary's son flung Doctor Lavendar's hand
from his arm, and turned back, almost running, to vanish in the shadows
of his grandfather's driveway. But as he ran, he threw over his shoulder
some broken, passionate words that sounded like--"I _won't_ be like
her--"

Doctor Lavendar stood still for a minute; then he drew a great breath of
relief and plodded on slowly into the rainy darkness.

THE END

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Transcriber's Notes:

The repeated book title before chapter one was deleted to avoid
redundancy.

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 83, "stomache" changed to "stomach" (stomach ache, and)

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