All else must give way to it." The Earl's swarthy face grew sallow with fury.

His eyes blazed, and there was a tense vibrato in his voice as he said-- "Then I must congratulate you, Miss Deane.

You are fated to endure adventures.

Having escaped from the melodramatic perils of Rainbow Island you are destined to experience another variety of shipwreck here." He left them.

Not a word had Robert spoken throughout the unexpected scene.