Dorothy watched Wade's face eagerly as he read, and she was entirely content when she saw there no trace of his former sentiment for Helen Rexhill. He expressed genuine pleasure that Helen was not to be carried down with her father's ruin, but the girl knew that otherwise the news had left him untouched. She had always thought that this would be so, but she was comforted to be assured of it. "Why, that was only an infatuation," he explained. "Now I'm really in love. Thank Heaven, I...." When she looked at him there was a light in her glorious violet-shaded eyes that fairly took his breath away. "Hush, dear," she said softly. "You've said enough. I understand, and I'm so...." The rest was lost to the world as his arms went around her. TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES Minor changes have been made to make spelling and punctuation consistent through the text; otherwise, every effort has been made to be true to the original book.