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Mr. Lynde to the Rescue

           Intheselatestinstancesitismorethanlikelythathehasarrayedinfluencesofthegreatestimportancesociallyandfinanciallyagainsthimself,forthehusbandintheonecaseandthefatherintheotheraremenofweightandauthority.ThesuggestionhasmorethanoncebeenmadethatChicagoshouldandeventuallywouldnottoleratehisbucaneeringmethodsinfinanceandsocialmatters;butthusfarnodefiniteactionhasbeentakentocasthimout.Thecrowningwonderofallisthatthewife,whowasbroughtherefromtheEast,andwho—sorumorhasit—madearatherscandaloussacrificeofherownreputationandanotherwoman’sheartandhomeinordertoobtaintheprivilegeoflivingwithhim,shouldcontinuesotodo."

           Aileenunderstoodperfectlywhatwasmeant."Thefather"oftheso-called"one"wasprobablyHagueninorCochrane,morethanlikelyHaguenin."Thehusbandoftheother"—butwhowasthehusbandoftheother?Shehadnotheardofanyscandalwiththewifeofanybody.ItcouldnotbethecaseofRitaSohlbergandherhusband—thatwastoofarback.Itmustbesomenewaffairofwhichshehadnottheleastinkling,andsoshesatandreflected.Now,shetoldherself,ifshereceivedanotherinvitationfromLyndeshewouldacceptit.

           ItwasonlyafewdayslaterthatAileenandLyndemetinthegold-roomoftheRichelieu.Strangetorelate,foronedeterminedtobeindifferentshehadspentmuchtimeinmakingafetchingtoilet.

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