It did not occur to Dick that she was terrified. He did not dream that she had run away from the house because she dared not wait to hear Dr. Mason's decision in regard to Eugenia. Now, of course, she thought him sent to her with a message.
And the worst of it was Dick did not say a word. He simply stared at her, mute and sorrowful, because gay little Bab had become such a pathetic figure on this November afternoon.
Dick's silence could mean but one thing to the girl.
She made a little fluttering sound, wavered, and the next moment Dick was holding her upright on her feet with both his arms.
At this same instant Barbara forgot both Eugenia and herself.
She had felt the world growing dark before her eyes a moment before. Now a miracle brought her back to her senses.
She drew herself away at once and stood upright. Then placed both her hands on Dick Thornton's two arms.
"Dick," she said in an awed tone, "didn't you use both your arms just now, when you kept me from falling?"
Her companion nodded.