“Why, he pushed me through into the dining-room——”
“He never used the dining-room——”
“Oh, he did sometimes. Well, anyway, the room was there—and he pushed me in, and told me to go through the pantry and down the back stairs and out that way.”
“Why did he push you? Weren’t you willing to go?”
“Yes, but I was rattled—bewildered. And, I’ve never seen Miss Lindsay, and I was curious to see her. I didn’t mind being found in Mr Gleason’s rooms, but he minded very much. And so he hurried me off, and that’s when he told me he’d give me the bracelet, if I’d sneak off without making a sound.”
“And did you?”
“Yes; but I waited a minute to try to see Miss Lindsay.”
“Did you see her?”
“No; the door opened the wrong way. I peaked through the crack, but I couldn’t see her. I heard her, though.”
“You did?” Barry’s nerves were pounding, his heart beat fast, as he listened for, yet dreaded her further speech.