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She gave him another look . `` Good-bye , then -- and _ bon voyage _ , '' she said , extending her hand . He took it -- hesitated just an instant -- lifted it to his lips -- and , then , without a word , swung around and went out into the night . * * * * * The next day -- at noon -- when , her breakfast finished , she came down stairs , a scare headline in the morning 's paper , lying in the hall , met her eyes . SUICIDE ! Royster Found Dead in His Bath-room ! The Penalty of Bankruptcy !