It would have been an excuse"-- He stopped, as her face paled again, and her hands dropped heavily at her side.
"Good God!--you thought that, too! You thought that I would sacrifice you for another man!" "Pardon me," said Brant quickly.

"I was foolish.

But whether your lover is a man or a cause, you have shown a woman's devotion.

And, in repairing your fault, you are showing more than a woman's courage now." To his surprise, the color had again mounted her pretty cheeks, and even a flash of mischief shone in her blue eyes.
"It would have been an excuse," she murmured, "yes--to save a man, surely!" Then she said quickly, "I will go.

At once! I am ready!" "One moment," he said gravely.