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"Where will you go?"

"The Rosenfelds are rather in straits I thought of helping the a rooely a matter

of furniture If they could furnish it even plainly, it could be done

I--haven't saved anything"

"Do you ever think of yourself?" she cried "Have you always gone through

life helping people, K? Save anything! I should think not! You spend it

all on others" She bent over and put her hand on his shoulder "It will

not be home without you, K"

To save him, he could not have spoken just then A riot of rebellion

surged up in hio out of

it To go eh the rest of his days, while his very arms

ached to hold her! And she was so near--just above, with her hand on his

shoulder, her wistful face so close that, without , he could have

brushed her hair

"You have not wishedto

the hospital and you gave me the little watch--do you remeain?"

"But that was good-bye"

"Isn't this, in a way? You are going to leave us, and I--say it, K"

"Good-bye, dear, and--God bless you"