"We'll see," was the cool reply.
Norton slowly drew a chair to the table, seated himself and said:
"I want the truth from you now."
"You'll get it. I've never had to lie to you, at least——"
"I've no time to bandy words—will you tell me exactly what's been going on between Tom and Helen during my absence in this campaign?"
"I haven't seen anything!" was the light answer.
His lips moved to say that she lied, but he smiled instead. What was the use? He dropped his voice to a careless, friendly tone:
"They have seen each other every day?"
"Certainly."
"How many hours have they usually spent together?"