"He might need an assistant."

Mrs. Cortlandt laughed lightly. "While we are finding that out,"
she said, "I think you had better go over the line in daylight and
really see what this work is like. That glimpse you had at Gatun
is only a small part. Now, will you trust me to manage this for
you, Mr. Anthony?"

"I should say I would, and I can't begin to tell you--"

"Oh, it's nothing." She rose to put her plans promptly into
operation, this time extending her hands with the words: "Let me
congratulate you. I really believe you are waking up, and without
the woman's aid."

"But the woman is aiding me," he replied, warmly. "She's doing it
all. You have started me moving, and I'll never be able to thank
you." Then, as her eyes flashed to his with a look he had never
seen before, he added: "Understand, though, I am going to work
only because I must. I detest it."




XI

THE TRUTH ABOUT MRS. CORTLANDT