What a wreck of life these two were making! Not only they were involved, but others who as yet knew nothing, Mrs.Noble's husband, the family of Halsey.

She must help.
"Mrs.Noble," said Constance calmly, "can you trust me ?" She shot a quick glance at Constance.

"Yes," she murmured.
"Then to-night visit Mrs.LeMar as though nothing had happened.
Meanwhile I will have thought out a plan." It was late in the afternoon when Constance saw Halsey again, this time in his office, where he had been waiting impatiently for some word from her.

The relief at seeing her showed only too plainly on his face.
"This inaction is killing me," he remarked huskily.

"Has anything happened to-day!" She said nothing about the visit of Mrs.Noble.Perhaps it was better that each should not know yet that the other was worried.
"Yes," she replied, "much has happened.