He fell downstairs ?" Charley nodded.

There was silence for some time, as the doctor went on with his ministrations, and the Notary sat drumming his fingers on the little table beside the bed.

The two women stole away to the kitchen, where Rosalie again pressed secrecy on Margot.

In the interest of the cause she had even threatened Margot with a charge of complicity.

She had heard the phrase "accessory before the fact," and she used it now with good effect.
Then she took some fresh flour and oil, and thrust them inside the bedroom door where Charley now sat clinching his hands and fighting down the pain.