"I suppose nothing matters," she said dully.

"Perhaps you will let me wear my own little ruby.

After all, that was maman's, and she gave it to me before I was married.

I should like to wear one jewel." "You shall have all your jewels, if you will promise not to give them to Polly Roberts or any one else." "I promise." He went over and opened the safe, and when he rose with the gold jewel case he saw that she was standing behind him.

Once more it flitted through his mind that she had watched him manipulate the combination several times, but he had little confidence in any but a professional thief's ability to memorize such an involved assortment of figures as had been invented for this particular safe.