"Boy, take care how you insult me!"
"I am only telling the truth," said Paul, steadily.
With a glance of alarm and distrust Grace ran precipitately from her seat, and Luke Denton was not slow in seizing the opportunity to escape.
He jumped up, nearly overturned the conductor, as he dashed down the aisle, flung open the door of the car, and with the recklessness born of desperation and the fear of arrest, with only an instant's hesitation, jumped from the platform!
The train was not going at full speed. As it approached Libertyville if was moving slowly, and probably the rate of speed did not exceed fifteen miles per hour.
"Good heavens, the man will be killed!" said Grace, alarmed.
The conductor sprang to the platform, and so did Paul.
They saw Denton roll over once or twice, and then pick himself up, apparently not seriously injured.
"The fellow is safe!" he said, turning to Miss Dearborn.
"Thank Heaven!"