A Gamble with Life

SILAS K. HOCKING
“OPEN YOUR EYES,” HE CRIED, “AND SPRING.”
SILAS K. HOCKING
AUTHOR OF
Pioneers, The Flaming Sword, God's Outcast, One in Charity, The Heart of Man, etc.
London JAMES CLARKE & CO., 13 & 14 FLEET STREET E.C. 1906
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Well, of all the hare-brained proposals I ever listened to, this takes the bun ; and Felix Muller adjusted his pince-nez and lay back in his chair and laughed softly.
But why hare-brained? asked his companion, seriously. Singular, I admit it may be; startling if you like, but I do not see that there is anything in it to laugh at.
You don't? and the lawyer's face became suddenly grave. Do you realise what your proposal implies?
I think I do, and Rufus Sterne's face flushed slightly; but you are thinking of a contingency that will never arise.