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He
must
send
that
letter
to
Ratterer
to-night
.
But
before
that
he
must
return
to
Roberta
as
he
had
promised
and
find
out
if
she
was
better
.
And
after
that
he
must
go
over
to
Schenectady
in
the
morning
,
sure
,
to
see
the
druggist
over
there
.
For
something
must
be
done
about
this
unless
she
were
better
to-night
.
And
so
,
with
Sondra
's
kisses
thrilling
on
his
lips
,
he
left
her
to
go
to
Roberta
,
whose
white
face
and
troubled
eyes
told
him
as
he
entered
her
room
that
no
change
had
taken
place
.
If
anything
she
was
worse
and
more
distressed
than
before
,
the
larger
dosage
having
weakened
her
to
the
point
of
positive
illness
.
However
,
as
she
said
,
nothing
mattered
if
only
she
could
get
out
of
this
--
that
she
would
almost
be
willing
to
die
rather
than
face
the
consequences
.
And
Clyde
,
realizing
what
she
meant
and
being
so
sincerely
concerned
for
himself
,
appeared
in
part
distressed
for
her
.
However
,
his
previous
indifference
and
the
manner
in
which
he
had
walked
off
and
left
her
alone
this
very
evening
prevented
her
from
feeling
that
there
was
any
abiding
concern
in
him
for
her
now
.
And
this
grieved
her
terribly
.
For
she
sensed
now
that
he
did
not
really
care
for
her
any
more
,
even
though
now
he
was
saying
that
she
must
n't
worry
and
that
it
was
likely
that
if
these
did
n't
work
he
would
get
something
else
that
would
;
that
he
was
going
back
to
the
druggist
at
Schenectady
the
first
thing
in
the
morning
to
see
if
there
was
n't
something
else
that
he
could
suggest
.
But
the
Gilpins
had
no
telephone
,
and
since
he
never
ventured
to
call
at
her
room
during
the
day
and
he
never
permitted
her
to
call
him
at
Mrs.
Peyton
's
,
his
plan
in
this
instance
was
to
pass
by
the
following
morning
before
work
.
If
she
were
all
right
,
the
two
front
shades
would
be
raised
to
the
top
;
if
not
,
then
lowered
to
the
center
.
In
that
case
he
would
depart
for
Schenectady
at
once
,
telephoning
Mr.
Liggett
that
he
had
some
outside
duties
to
perform
.
Just
the
same
,
both
were
terribly
depressed
and
fearful
as
to
what
this
should
mean
for
each
of
them
.
Clyde
could
not
quite
assure
himself
that
,
in
the
event
that
Roberta
was
not
extricated
,
he
would
be
able
to
escape
without
indemnifying
her
in
some
form
which
might
not
mean
just
temporary
efforts
to
aid
her
,
but
something
more
--
marriage
,
possibly
--
since
already
she
had
reminded
him
that
he
had
promised
to
see
her
through
.
But
what
had
he
really
meant
by
that
at
the
time
that
he
said
it
,
he
now
asked
himself
.
Not
marriage
,
most
certainly
,
since
his
thought
was
not
that
he
had
ever
wanted
to
marry
her
,
but
rather
just
to
play
with
her
happily
in
love
,
although
,
as
he
well
knew
,
she
had
no
such
conception
of
his
eager
mood
at
that
time
.
He
was
compelled
to
admit
to
himself
that
she
had
probably
thought
his
intentions
were
more
serious
or
she
would
not
have
submitted
to
him
at
all
.
But
reaching
home
,
and
after
writing
and
mailing
the
letter
to
Ratterer
,
Clyde
passed
a
troubled
night
.
Next
morning
he
paid
a
visit
to
the
druggist
at
Schenectady
,
the
curtains
of
Roberta
's
windows
having
been
lowered
to
the
center
when
he
passed
.
But
on
this
occasion
the
latter
had
no
additional
aid
to
offer
other
than
the
advisability
of
a
hot
and
hence
weakening
bath
,
which
he
had
failed
to
mention
in
the
first
instance
.
Also
some
wearying
form
of
physical
exercise
.
But
noting
Clyde
's
troubled
expression
and
judging
that
the
situation
was
causing
him
great
worry
,
he
observed
:
"
Of
course
,
the
fact
that
your
wife
has
skipped
a
month
does
n't
mean
that
there
is
anything
seriously
wrong
,
you
know
.
Women
do
that
sometimes
.
Anyhow
,
you
ca
n't
ever
be
sure
until
the
second
month
has
passed
.
Any
doctor
will
tell
you
that
.
If
she
's
nervous
,
let
her
try
something
like
this
.
But
even
if
it
fails
to
work
,
you
ca
n't
be
positive
.
She
might
be
all
right
next
month
just
the
same
.
"
Thinly
cheered
by
this
information
,
Clyde
was
about
to
depart
,
for
Roberta
might
be
wrong
.
He
and
she
might
be
worrying
needlessly
.
Still
--
he
was
brought
up
with
a
round
turn
as
he
thought
of
it
--
there
might
be
real
danger
,
and
waiting
until
the
end
of
the
second
period
would
only
mean
that
a
whole
month
had
elapsed
and
nothing
helpful
accomplished
--
a
freezing
thought
.
In
consequence
he
now
observed
:
"
In
case
things
do
n't
come
right
,
you
do
n't
happen
to
know
of
a
doctor
she
could
go
to
,
do
you
?
This
is
rather
a
serious
business
for
both
of
us
,
and
I
'd
like
to
get
her
out
of
it
if
I
could
.
"
Something
about
the
way
in
which
Clyde
said
this
--
his
extreme
nervousness
as
well
as
his
willingness
to
indulge
in
a
form
of
malpractice
which
the
pharmacist
by
some
logic
all
his
own
considered
very
different
from
just
swallowing
a
preparation
intended
to
achieve
the
same
result
--
caused
him
to
look
suspiciously
at
Clyde
,
the
thought
stirring
in
his
brain
that
very
likely
after
all
Clyde
was
not
married
,
also
that
this
was
one
of
those
youthful
affairs
which
spelled
license
and
future
difficulty
for
some
unsophisticated
girl
.
Hence
his
mood
now
changed
,
and
instead
of
being
willing
to
assist
,
he
now
said
coolly
:
"
Well
,
there
may
be
a
doctor
around
here
,
but
if
so
I
do
n't
know
.
And
I
would
n't
undertake
to
send
any
one
to
a
doctor
like
that
.
It
's
against
the
law
.
It
would
certainly
go
hard
with
any
doctor
around
here
who
was
caught
doing
that
sort
of
thing
.
That
's
not
to
say
,
though
,
that
you
are
n't
at
liberty
to
look
around
for
yourself
,
if
you
want
to
,
"
he
added
gravely
,
giving
Clyde
a
suspicious
and
examining
glance
,
and
deciding
it
were
best
if
he
had
nothing
further
to
do
with
such
a
person
.
