He stooped to insert it in the lock.

But swiftly she caught his wrist.

"Jeff, stop--stop!" she gasped; and, as he looked at her: "I'm not going away now!" He wrung his hand free.

"You had better go--for your own sake!" he said.
She flinched in spite of herself from the blazing menace of his eyes, but again necessity spurred her.

She stretched out her arms, barring his way.
"I won't! I can't! Jeff--Jeff--for Heaven's sake--Jeff!" Her voice broke into wild entreaty.