"I shall give you no money," Helen firmly replied.
"I—think you—will, or——"
"What do you mean to imply?"
"I don't believe you would like to have that old scandal rehearsed here in New York," said the actress, in a menacing tone.
"You would not dare——" began Helen excitedly, and heartsick at the thought.
"One will dare most anything when one comes to the end of one's rope, and hasn't any friends to fall back on," was the dogged response.
"Aren't you on the stage now?"
"No."
"Why not?"
The erstwhile actress shrugged her shoulders and made a grimace.