Section 27Yes, Peter was safe, but it had been a close call, and he stillhad painful scenes to play his part in. He had to go back to theTodd home and meet the frantic Sadie, and weep and be horrifiedwith the rest of them. It would have been suspicious if he had notdone this; the “comrades” would never have forgivenhim. Then to his dismay, he found that Sadie had somehow come to apositive conviction as to Jennie’s trouble. She penned Peterup in a corner and accused him of being responsible; and there waspoor Peter, protesting vehemently that he was innocent, and wishingthat the floor would open up and swallow him.
In the midst of his protestations a clever scheme occurredtohim. He lowered his voice in shame. There was a man, a young man,who used to come to see Jennie off and on. “Jennie a
