“‘But I implore you to tell all. All, everything!’
“‘Yes, let the worst be known. It is I who can help him most, I, his wife who has shared his comforts during days of plenty who must now cling to him in his penniless misery.’
“‘Oh, come now, don’t take it so hard, it is not so bad as that; he can make a very comfortable living for you and the baby.’
“‘But how? He has no money,—no business,—no position.’
“‘Have I not just told you that as an entertainer he was valuable? I can use him to good advantage. You see, little girl, I travel much, have many horses, and consequently many followers. During racing season I sometimes have a full carload of ladies and gentlemen going where I go and backing my horses, and we entertain the hosts who gather at the race tracks.’
“‘Oh, you are so kind, sir; and we can travel and help you,’ I said eagerly.
“‘Well, yes, or rather Harry can, but you see, little girl, you must not want to go.’
“‘Why not, why cannot I go too? I will do all I can to help; I want to go with Harry, and I know he will want me.’
“‘Yes, all that is true, but you can see, my dear girl, the people we have are—well—at any rate you might not like them.’