"God knows I'll do my best to help you--but we must be careful" "Oh!" she cried out sharply, in a high voice.

"Oh!" and she shrank from him as if he had hurt her by his touch.

It was all she said, but the word quivered in his ears with a suppressed emotion.

Was it thankfulness for her escape?
he wondered, or was it anger at the part that he had played?
.