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It isn't a great deal but " he laid in her hand the bank-notes Sprudell had been obliged to give him in Bartlesville after having denied finding her. Helen looked from the money to Bruce in surprised inquiry: "But Mr. Sprudell has already given me what Freddie left." "Oh, this is another matter a collection I made for him after Sprudell left," he replied glibly.
Sprudell, stimulated by the presence of the moneyed men of Bartlesville and his private knowledge of the importance of the occasion, was keyed up to his best. Genial, beaming, he quoted freely from his French and Latin phrase-book and at every turn of the conversation was ready with appropriate verse his own, mostly. This was Mr. Sprudell's only essay at promoting, but he knew how it was done.
"If they notice her like this in a city," he thought triumphantly, "she'll make 'em sit up in Bartlesville!" Sprudell's cup of happiness seemed running full. "You're looking great to-night," he whispered as they sat down. "Fine feathers " she smiled slightly "my one good gown." "My dear, you can have a hundred a thousand!" he cried extravagantly. "It's up to you!"
He was paying high, he felt, for the privilege of entertaining the Bartlesville Commercial Club with stories of his prowess. He doubted if he would get over the nervous strain in months, for, after all, Sprudell was fifty, and such experiences told.
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