he late Goodson was the only man in the townРwho could have helped a suffering stranger with so noble a sum as twentyРdollars. Then there was a pause, and the two became thoughtful andРsilent. And by-and-by nervous and fidgety. At last the wife said, as if toРherself,Р "Nobody knows this secret but the Richardses . . . and us . . . nobody."Р The husband came out of his thinkings with a slight start, and gazedРwistfully at his wife, whose face was e very pale; then heРhesitatingly rose, and glanced furtively at his hat, then at his wife--a sortРof mute inquiry. Mrs. Cox swallowed once or twice, with her hand at herРthroat, then in place of speech she nodded her head. In a moment sheРwas alone, and mumbling to herself.Р And now Richards and Cox were hurrying through the deserted streets,Р 10
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