"For the sake of everybody concerned it must--" "Oh, no, no!" She sprang up and clutched his arm in terror.

"They may fail to discover the truth." "They must not, my dear," he answered her; stroking the fair head that lay against his breast.

"They must not fail.

I must see to that." "You?
You ?" Her eyes dilated as she looked at him.

She caught her breath on a gasping sob.