“Poor little Landry Court!” murmured his wife, lowering her voice. “He’s just about heartbroken. He wanted to marry her too. My goodness, she must have brought him up with a round turn. I can see Laura when she is really angry. Poor fellow!”

“If you women would let that boy alone, he might amount to something.”

“He told me his life was ruined.”

Cressler threw his cigar from him with vast impatience.

“Oh, rot !” he muttered.

“He took it terribly, seriously, Charlie, just the same.”