"Then say these words after me: 'I promise that whatever happens—'"
"'I promise that whatever happens,'" she repeated.
"'I will never tell that Major Strause was my informant with regard to Gavon Keith and Mollie Hepworth.'"
As Strause uttered the last words Kitty's face turned white as a sheet. She sprang from her reclining position, and stood before the major with both her hands tightly clasped.
"'Gavon Keith and Mollie Hepworth.' Oh yes, I will make a thousand promises if necessary. I will never, never tell. Thank you, Major Strause, thank you. And now, please tell me."
"You will do him an injury if you break your vow. You must say, 'So help me, God.'"
"'So help me, God,' I will never tell."
"Then this is my information: it will pain you, but not more than it has pained me. I have been in the hospital, and I know. You can find out for yourself. Your sister Mollie is in love with Captain Keith, and Captain Keith is in love with her."