[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.]
SERGE PANINE
By GEORGES OHNET
BOOK 2.
CHAPTER VII
JEANNE'S SECRET
In the drawing-room Jeanne and Serge remained standing, facing each other. The mask had fallen from their faces; the forced smile had