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What became of Jacky Bast?


Henry J. Wilcox's maliciousness first led to Leonard Bast losing his job.
Then Wilcox's pursuit to disrobe Helen's lover ("seducer" as Wilcox put it) led to Leonard's death at the hands of Wilcox's son, Charles Wilcox.

What became of Jacky Bast? ... are we to imagine Helen must have given her some assistance as charity so she may survive, as both shared the love of the same man.

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I don't remember if the book mentioned it.

I think, since the case received some notoriety, Jackie probably got a settlement to keep quiet about the past connection. If she was careful, it would probably last her lifetime.

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