"Has he gone?" she gasped.
"An hour ago," said Mrs. Le Roy. "Where is Miss Gordon, Clarice?"
"Oh, Mrs. Le Roy, I cannot find her anywhere," gasped the girl, in a frightened tone.
[CHAPTER XIII.]
There was genuine alarm on the maid's pretty, intelligent face. Mrs. Le Roy was startled.
"Have you been all over the grounds? Are you sure you have looked everywhere?" she cried.
"Oh, ma'am, I do not think I have missed a single spot," cried Clarice, wringing her hands. "I have been all over Eden. I have been out into the road, and along the river bank. I am afraid she has thrown herself into the water!"
St. Leon looked at her with his piercing dark eyes.
"Why should she do that?" he asked her, sharply.