But Stella Ballantyne had disappeared and Margaret Pettifer drew her breath in relief.

She felt that there had been danger in her moment of passion, danger and shame; and already enough of those two evils waited about them.
Stella, meanwhile, with a glance towards Dick Hazlewood, had slipped back into the big room.

Then she waited for a moment until the door opened and Dick came in.
"I had not said good-night to you," she exclaimed, coming towards him and giving him her hands, "and I wanted to say it to you here, when we were alone.

For I must thank you for to-night, you and your father.

Oh, I have no words." The tears were very near to her eyes and they were audible in her low voice.