” With a little crash the pistol fell from her shaking fingers. I have slept with it under my pillow. White,” the lady in black satin remarked. What do you think people will make of that? What will this lover of yours make of that?” At intervals Ann Veronica demanded to go, declaring her undying resolve to repay him at any cost, and made short movements doorward. What a God-forsaken fool he was! And dimly, out there somewhere in the South Seas—the beach! Already he sensed the fascination of the inevitable; and with this fascination came the idea of haste, to get there quickly and have done. And the food! She and Marina had done most of the cooking at home. A forgotten island beyond the ship lanes, where that grim Hand would falter and move blindly in its search for him! From what he had read, there wouldn't be much to do; and in the idle hours he could write. "Bring him back with you. Carefully abstaining from thrusting against each other, Ann Veronica and her father began an absurdly desperate struggle, the one to open the door, the other to keep it fastened. He drew a little breath and stepped back. What she did not know, and what she was never to know, was that the divine fire was hers. Reaching the panel, she was able with the aid of her lantern to find the lever at once. Neither would she allow herself to feel guilty nor would she allow him to find a way into the house. Chapter IX BRENDON’S LUCK Anna sat in a chair in her room and sighed. ’ With an unexpected flush of pleasure, he recalled the girl’s antics.
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