"Yes, Mrs. Denby."

"And you saw—them? Burke and his father?"

"Yes."

"But, you didn't—you didn't tell them I was here?"

"Of course not! Didn't I promise you I wouldn't?"

Helen Denby relaxed visibly, and dropped herself into a low chair near by. The color came back to her face.

"I know; but I was so afraid they'd find out—some way."

"They didn't—from me."

She raised startled eyes to his face.

"You don't mean they do know where I am?"