Chapter 39

What did it mean; what could it mean, except that he didn't believe the warning she had given him? And she couldn't let him be swindled by her father. Not Bill. She'd have to stop it even if it meant telling him the truth. And if she told him the truth, what would he think? What would he think of her? "Dad, I beg of you--don't do it," she cried, suddenly. "I beseech of you, don't take Bill's money." "My dear child," he answered, pompously, "as I've told you before, you're mistaken this time. This really is the good…