CHAPTER XIX
The first thing that Duvall did, after releasing Grace from her bonds, was to take her in his arms and kiss her. Then he found the electric switch upon the wall and turned on the lights.
"What—what was it?" Grace asked, staring before her in horror.
"What was what?" he questioned.
"That—that thing that was locked in here with me."
"Poor creature. A monkey. I'm sorry I had to shoot it." He pointed to a crumpled figure on the floor dressed in a gay costume of red silk.
"But—what was a monkey doing here?"
"I'll explain all that later. Where is the woman?" He glanced toward the silent bedroom.
"They have gone?"
"They?"