"Do you wish to be led out by the hired men ?" The lad laughed, and the hideous merriment set the white-haired lady's nerves on edge.

"Oh, I am going now, but, for once, let us be honest.

It was for her I did it, and if it had been any other man I had injured, she would have forgiven me." Then with an ironical farewell he swung out of the room, and the two women exchanged glances when the door closed noisily behind him.
Miss Barrington was flushed with anger, but her niece's face was paler than usual.
"Are there men like him ?" she said.
Miss Barrington shook off her anger, and rising, laid a gentle hand on her niece's shoulder.

"Very few, I hope," she said.

"Still, it would be better if we sent word to Dane.