"I won't be gone two minutes." He entered, and when he came to the chamber he struck a match.

The lantern was on the empty box.

He lighted it, and began looking for the scarf.
Suddenly he heard a sound.

He turned, and saw Joanne standing in the glow of the lantern.
"Can you find it ?" she asked.
"I haven't--yet." They bent over the rock floor, and in a moment Joanne gave a little exclamation of pleasure as she caught up the scarf.

In that same moment, as they straightened and faced each other, John Aldous felt his heart cease beating, and Joanne's face had gone as white as death.