"Then yo've chosen ... It's goodbye."
She laid her hands upon his shoulders.
"But not like that.—Kiss me, Joe."
She lifted her face.
Slowly he dropped his hands upon her arms.
And as they stood thus, entwined, the window opened quickly from outside, the curtains parted, and a voice low at first and rising to a horrible scream shrilled,
"Caught em at it!—Mr. Spink.—Come and see
CHAPTER XL
VICTORY AND REVENGE
In the fury of his excitement Alf thrust his head and shoulders far into the room.