Cora turned and looked at the men. A remark one made about “runaways” had attracted her attention.
“Oh!” she suddenly gasped. Then she clutched Belle’s arm.
“Come on,” she whispered. “I don’t care to stand here.”
“What’s the matter?” asked Bess, noting the change in Cora’s face.
“Those are—the detectives,” she whispered. “I don’t want to get in conversation with them. Come on.”
But both men were looking directly at Cora. She felt it was too late for her to try to escape their scrutiny.
“Look! Look!” exclaimed Bess. “There are——”
But at that instant two girls behind the glass window in the candy kitchen came forward with their trays of freshly-made candy. Both girls looked through the window—directly at Cora and at the others with her.
“Nellie and Rose!” exclaimed Belle.
“Oh!” gasped Cora, “if I only could tell them the diamonds are found!”