"It looks that way, Mr. Stubbs," said Chester sadly. "I am sorry that we have implicated you in this."
"Oh, that's all right," replied the little man. "I'm not blaming you. But
I would have liked to go back to New York once more."
Chester turned to Helen.
"And you, Miss Ellison," he said. "I hardly know what to say. If it had not been for me, you would not have been in this serious predicament."
Helen smiled at him.
"Say no more about it," she said quietly. "You saved me once. I am not the girl to whine now."
"Now that you people have all decided you are going to die, I would like to say a few words."
It was the voice of Nikol.
The others looked at him in surprise.
"What's the matter with you?" demanded Stubbs. "Want to berate us, I suppose, for getting you into this fix."