"If that is the case, you will have no difficulty in establishing the fact in a few minutes' time." Eileen turned and left the bank, and it seemed that she was almost swaying.

Linda stood a second with narrowed eyes, in deep thought.
"I think," she said at last, deep down in her heart, "that it looks precious much as if there had been a bit of transgression in this affair.

It looks, too, as if 'the way of the transgressor' were a darned hard way.

Straight ahead open and aboveboard for you, my girl!" Then she went quietly to the desk and transacted her own business; but her beautiful day was clouded.

Her heart was no longer leaping exultantly.