Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE WOMAN. CHAPTER I. Glenn sent his congratulations with a lot of flowers. He did not trust himself to call. That was not indifference, but too much feeling. The following week he sent her a few lines: "My dear Esther: "It will be impossible for me to take you to the musicale, but I have arranged to have Mr. Kent call for you, and I feel sure that you will be in. good hands." This note of mild regret made her a little cross, as it was the first time he had ever consented to have her go out alone with another man. Thereseemed nothing else to do but submit, wash a tear of vexation from her face, and be ready to go when Mr. Kent called. From Glenn Andrews' point of view this privilege was an endorsement of the man he had selected. She was his treasure and he could never entrust it to any man in whom he had not the staunchest faith. Later he learned through Stephen Kent that they had gone together and the affair had been as pleasant as usual. That was satisfactory. He would have them go again together. Ever since the concert Glenn had tried to think only of his work. His calmness at such a crisis at first led him into the belief that it would be easy to hold himself in check. The revelation that had come to him upon that night had been the work of a strong thing but for a moment. What he was now he would remain. How little did he dream of what a sharp conflict he would have in the strife to conquer himself. , He could not stay away too long—he lookedupon it in a measure as his duty to see how the infrequent visits were affecting her. It was not until he was taking up his hat to leave that he approached the subject of Stephen Kent as her escort to the next musicale. "He will be very glad to have you go with him." Glenn pressed her hand in his and he saw t...