"I suppose I am, but Mr. Garwell seems to like me, and I am doing what I can to please him."
"Mr. Garwell is a good man," said the old lady, and there the interview came to an end, and Nat left the room. He was just going to leave the house when the dark-eyed man stepped into the lower hallway, and caught him by the arm.
CHAPTER XX
RUFUS CAMERON'S BOLD MOVE
"What do you want?" demanded our hero. He did not like the idea of being detained, now that his business was concluded.
"I want to talk to you a minute," said the man. "Come into the parlor."
"I am in something of a hurry, Mr.——"
"My name is Rufus Cameron. Mrs. Parloe is my aunt. I must talk to you. Come in."
Rufus Cameron caught a firm hold of our hero and almost forced him into the parlor. Then he shut the door tightly and stood in front of it.