"Helen acted nobly," said Alice. "Never mind, dear, you know where your real friends are, don't you?"
"But whatever shall I do?" the girl put in. "He bade me leave the house and never come back again."
"We will arrange all that to-morrow," Jim replied. "For to-night, Alice will take care of you. Do not worry, dear heart, all will come right in the end."
Then he proceeded to inform her of Dr. Weston's visit that afternoon, and of the report that gentleman had given of the old gentleman's mental condition.
"I cannot tell why," she said, "but I had some sort of suspicion that he came for that purpose. Poor grandfather, how sad it is to think of his being like this. Since he does not know what he is doing, we should not be angry with him for acting as he did."
At this juncture Alice departed to make arrangements for her friend's comfort for the night.
"Oh, Jim dear, what do you think will become of me?" Helen asked. "Think for me, for I cannot think for myself."
"I think I can hazard a very good guess what your fate will be," said Jim. "To-morrow morning I shall go up to London to obtain a special license, and the day after you shall become my wife."