"That should be a clue," he remarked, breaking a short silence.
"Yes. I hope to God that they will find the wretch!" she answered passionately.
She looked up at him as she spoke. His eyes were traveling over the moor, and his hand was shading them.
"There is some one coming," he said. "We shall know very soon."
She followed his rapt gaze, and saw three men coming toward them. One was her father, another the underkeeper, and the third was a stranger.
CHAPTER V
THE INNER ROOM AT THE FALCON'S NEST
Together they watched the approaching figures. Helen, standing a little apart, had the better view.
"There is my father, and Heggs, and some one whom I do not know," she announced quietly. "I wonder if it is a doctor."