And Mary, after a swift glance, believed him.
"What danger ?" she asked.

"And if he is, and if you know he is--why don't you go direct to him ?" "The most fatal thing in the world to do!" exclaimed Bryce.

"You know him--he can be nasty.

That would bring matters to a crisis.

And that, in his interest, is just what mustn't happen." "I don't understand you," said Mary.
Bryce leaned nearer to her--across the gate.
"You know what happened last week," he said in a low voice.