He withheld only the incident
of Miss Faulkner's complicity and sacrifice.
"And she got away, after having kicked you out of your place, Kla'uns?"
said Susy, when he had ended.
Clarence stiffened beside her. But he felt he had gone too far to
quarrel with his confidante.
"She went away. I honestly believe we shall never meet again, or I
should not be telling you this!"
"Kla'uns," she said lightly, taking his hand again, "don't you believe
it! She won't let you go. You're one of those men that a woman, when
she's once hooked on to, won't let go of, even when she believes she no
longer loves him, or meets bigger and better men. I reckon it's because
you're so different from other men; maybe there are so many different
things about you to hook on to, and you don't slip off as easily as the
others. Now, if you were like old Peyton, her first husband, or like
poor Jim, or even my Boompointer, you'd be all right! No, my boy, all
we can do is to try to keep her from getting at you here. I reckon she
won't trust herself in Washington again in a hurry."
"But I cannot stay here; my career is in the field."
"Your career is alongside o' me, honey--and Boompointer. But nearer ME.
We'll fix all that.
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