Again George ground his teeth. He would soon make this girl realize that he was her guardian, and he would commence right then.
“Helen, there will be a time in your life when you won’t want to associate with these people, and then you will be glad that I insisted that you come unencumbered into your beautiful home. You may bring Biddy with you for a while, but please do not think of that man again.”
He pointed at Tom with his white index finger, and the girl’s eyes followed in that direction.
The expression of pain that crossed her lover’s face hurt the girl’s heart. She slipped down at his feet, and placed her arms about him.
“Tom, I love you; don’t you let those beasts of men make you believe otherwise. What are you doing?”
“Taking off this,” and saying these words, the young fellow pulled his false whiskers and mustache from his face.
“Well, my soul, Tom, how very handsome you are!” cried Nellie. “If I had known this before I would have taken several peeps at you as you are now.”
“We have heard enough rot,” ejaculated Benson. “Now, young lady, when will you come to my home?”
“To her home, you mean, Benson,” corrected the detective.
“Well, what’s the difference? I shall stay with her until she is married, and maybe she will be satisfied to——”