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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: heap nearer the truth than yours, Miss Mackenzie."
Her startled eyes and the swift movement of her hand toward her
heart showed him how nearly he had struck home, how certainly he
had shattered her cool indifference of manner.
He leaned forward, so close that even in the roar of the train
his low whisper reached her. "Shall I tell you why the hold-ups
didn't find more money on your father or in the express car, Miss
Mackenzie?"
She was shaken, so much so that her agitation trembled on her
lips.
"Shall I tell you why your hand went to your breast when I first
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