He felt himself justified in this concealment, fearing that if she knew the truth, she might grieve herself into her grave, and his request to Mary to help him had been made so pitifully and humbly that her heart melted at the sight of the old man's sorrow, and she went to spend those weary hours with his wife.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Collingwood was no less puzzled by the fact than by the philosophy of life which desired its concealment.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
At just fourteen minutes to nine Kent went out, and, without any attempt at concealment, hurried to the Hawley stables.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower