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If----"
The words seemed to be beaten back against her lips with a blow. From
somewhere above a sharp, dry explosion struck the girl's brain and
shattered her thoughts like breaking glass.
Mrs. Ellsworth let go the chiffon cloak and dress so suddenly that
Annesley almost lost her balance. The noise had dazed the girl. The world
seemed full and echoing with it. She did not know what it was until she
heard Mrs. Ellsworth gasp, "A pistol shot! In my house! _Thieves!
Murder!_"


CHAPTER VI
THE BEGINNING--OR THE END?

For one confused instant the girl stood statue-still, then, realizing
that she was free, without a thought for Mrs. Ellsworth she ran out of
the room. In the front corridor and in the dining room the electric light
was still on; and as she reached the stairs Annesley saw Ruthven Smith
standing near the top with a small pistol in his hand.
She feared that he would fire a second shot, and there was no time to
reach him. Somehow, he must be stopped with a word--but what word?
Everything depended on that. Sheer desperation inspired her.
"Stop! He's my lover!" she cried.


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