With a curse he was turning to the man on the floor, eager to snatch the keys from his belt.

A scream from her drawn lips held him; he whirled and looked into the now haggard face of the girl he had considered beautiful.

The penalty for her crime was already written there.

She was to die in three days! "He has not the key!" she cried.

"Nor have I.You have no chance to escape.