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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1914 Excerpt: ... EVEN DOROTHY, WHO REPRESENTED the family Candor, admitted that Aunt Mabel could give a dinner. And when Mabel was an old lady, sitting in a fat arm-chair and dreaming long vistas of dinners, that one for Victory and Craig rose up distinct out of them all--and most dazzling. It was true that the guest of honour looked a little pale; but she wore a wonderful white and silver gown that did ample apology for that. And if her less decorative half had dark rings under his eyes, and a laugh which rang a little late occasionally, one must remember what he was going through, poor fellow. A man who has undertaken to prove a guilty person innocent.... Mabel screwed her neck benevolently round an enormous centrepiece of chrysanthemums and large bows of mauve ribbon, and suggested to Victory that she give him port and a raw egg--" before he gets up, every morning, my dear. It's--" "Nonsense!" growled George, blightingly, "A man doesn't want eternal coddling, my dear girl. Let Craig drop this Quixotic defence he's undertaken, and he'll pick up soon enough, and look as chipper as a fightin' cock--you'll see!" "Oh but it isn't quixotic, George," put in a gentle voice from the other side of the table. "It is Craig's 743594 conviction that Fadden is innocent; and that being so, the finest thing Craig can do is to defend him--no matter what it involves." "Thank you, Harriet." Craig gave her a grateful glance. He sat next her and it occurred to him she was looking exceptionally well tonight, Harriet; she wore a blue gown that had the effect of darkening her rather light eyes, and bringing out what warmth there was in her ash-blond hair. He continued to look at her. Victory, opposite, looked at him; a little fixedly. "I think you said you went to see Fadden?" he was suggesting,...
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