"You," Elspeth turned like a tigress on her visitor, "what do you know about it?"
Maud felt rather afraid when this fragile girl flashed out in this way.
"I know that Angus is guilty," she said obstinately.
"Then how can you save him?"
"I can get some one to give evidence that he is innocent."
"Who?"
"I'll tell you--on conditions."
"Oh, on conditions. And what are they?"
"My father," explained Maud calmly, "left all his money, save a miserable thousand a year, to Angus. That is not fair."
"I can offer no opinion on that point," rejoined Elspeth, in an equally cool manner. "The will was none of my making. But if you wanted to inherit the money, you should have given up this Captain Kyles, as your father wished."