He watched her, deeply mystified.
She had gained the door when suddenly he moved.
"Wait!" he cried.

She paused, and turned to look over her shoulder, her hand apparently upon the latch.

"You shall not go until you have told me why you besought me to keep away from Newlington's.

What is it ?" he asked, and paused suddenly, a flood of light breaking in upon his mind.
"Is there some treachery afoot ?" he asked her, and his eye went wildly to the clock.

A harsh, grating sound rang through the room.