“I am going to ask you a strange question,” she said. “Don’t stop to think what it means, but answer me at once. Where are you going to sleep to-night—in your state-room or in the deck cabin?”
He started a little, but answered without hesitation—
“In my deck cabin.”
“Then don’t,” she exclaimed quickly. “Say that you are going to if you are asked, mind that. Sit up on deck, out of sight, all night, stay with the captain—anything—but don’t sleep there, and whatever you may see don’t be surprised, and please don’t think too badly of me.”
He was surprised to see that her cheeks were burning and her eyes were wet. He laid his hand tenderly upon her arm.
“I will promise that at any rate,” he said.
“And you will remember what I have told you?”
“Most certainly,” he promised. “Your warnings are not things to be disregarded.”
She drew a quick little breath and looked nervously over her shoulders.