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Again, the girl made her formal response in the affirmative, then
left the room.
Gilder brought forth a box of cigars from a drawer of the desk,
opened it and thrust it toward the waiting lawyer, who, however,
shook his head in refusal, and continued to move about the room
rather restlessly. Demarest paid no attention to the other's
invitation to a seat, but the courtesy was perfunctory on
Gilder's part, and he hardly perceived the perturbation of his
caller, for he was occupied in selecting and lighting a cigar
with the care of a connoisseur. Finally, he spoke again, and now
there was an infinite contentment in the rich voice.
"Three years--three years! That ought to be a warning to the rest
of the girls." He looked toward Demarest for acquiescence.
The lawyer's brows were knit as he faced the proprietor of the
store.
"Funny thing, this case!" he ejaculated. "In some features, one
of the most unusual I have seen since I have been practicing
law."
The smug contentment abode still on Gilder's face as he puffed in
leisurely ease on his cigar and uttered a trite condolence.


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