She had been in her new position
for nearly a week, and he hadn't heard a word from her. She had
forbidden him to write, for fear he might write something
injudicious. Let him just wait, Edythe Eustace would know how to
take care of herself. And that was all right, Peter had no doubt
about the ability of Edythe Eustace to take care of herself. What
troubled him was the knowledge that she was working on another
"frame-up," and he stood in fear of the exuberance of her
imagination. The last time that imagination had been pregnant, it
had presented him with a suit-case full of dynamite. What it might
bring forth next time he did not know, and was afraid to think. Nell
might cause him to be found out by Guffey; and that would be nearly
as horrible as to be found out by Mac!
Peter got his morning "Times," and found a whole page about the
whipping of the Reds, portraying the job as a patriotic duty
heroically performed; and that naturally cheered Peter up
considerably. He turned to the editorial page, and read a two column
"leader" that was one whoop of exultation. It served still more to
cure Peter's ache of conscience; and when he read on and found a
series of interviews with leading citizens, giving cordial
endorsement to the acts of the "vigilantes," Peter became ashamed of
his weakness, and glad that he had not revealed it to anyone.
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