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"They are not all like Palmer, thank Heaven," she said "There are decent

men My father is one, and your K, here in the house, is another"

At four o'clock in thePalmer Howe came home Christine met him in

the lower hall He was rather pale, but entirely sober She confronted

hiown and waited for him to speak

"I am sorry to be so late, Chris," he said "The fact is, I a the car out Seven Mile Run We blew out a tire and the thing

turned over"

Christine noticed then that his right ar inert by his side