What wreck was it they were bringing back?
Then the remembrance stabbed her of that curt note from France--of what Mrs.Gaddesden had said.

She withdrew into the background.

With all the rest to help, she would not be wanted.

Yes, she had been too masterful, too prominent.
Two motors appeared, the ambulance motor behind another.

They drew up at the side door leading direct through a small lobby to the library, and the Squire, his eldest son, and Captain Chicksands stepped out--then Pamela.
Pamela ran up to her sister.