“Oh, I had almost forgotten. I came to warn you. You are in danger.”

“What kind of danger is it now?”

“A man has threatened to kill you.”

“I am not surprised. Some of those whom I have tried to befriend have turned against me very bitterly.”

“But this man has a special grievance.”

“Who is he?”

“Stephen Lamar.”

“What is his special grievance?”

“He is——” She hesitated.

“He is what, Mrs. Bradley?”