"I want to tell you," she said.

"I drew out his money with a cheque John made out and Josiah signed.

John took him his two hundred dollars, as he knew where Josiah would hide--I--I did not want to know." Her large part in this perilous business began to trouble the Squire.

His face had long been to her an open book, and she saw in his silence the man's annoyance.

She added instantly, "I could not let John draw it--and Josiah would not--he was too scared.