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 CHAPTER XII.

BURLEY AND ASKE.

had suffered in more than one way by his self-willed passion. Not only had his business fallen off, his good name had also suffered. Sykes had said many unfair things of him, and had insinuated still worse. In these days it is not hard to shrug away a man's credit, and Burley had been made to frequently smart over wrongs too intangible for a denial, even if denial had been wise. But hard as it was to do, he had generally followed Ben Holden's advice, and Ben always said, "Never thee chase a lie, Jonathan. It will chase itself to death. Thou can work out a good name far better than Sykes can lie thee out of it."

And fortunately, in this world, men are not