"No!" she exclaimed excitedly.

"One, only one!" Barrant cast another glance at his watch, which he Still held in his hand.
"You are quite sure you did not play two ?" he persisted, with a puzzled glance.
"No, no--one!" She sprang to her feet excitedly.
"Very well--one," acquiesced Barrant soothingly.

"One.

Go on." But his effort to calm her came too late.

She cast a wild and fearful glance at the wall behind her, as if there was something there which frightened her.
"How it rings--how it rings!" Her indistinct utterance grew louder.