“His strength will come back as soon as he has a transfusion.”
“Oh, Dad, it’s all been so awful!” wailed Kitty. Suddenly she threw her arms over his shoulders and burst into tears.
Her father held her to him a moment consolingly. “This last experience was a little too much, eh, Kitten?”
“I just knew he was going to kill you the minute you opened that door!”
“Well, he didn’t! Let’s hope the worst is over now.” Mr. Carter went toward a cabinet in the corner. “I’m going to fix you a small dose of medicine to calm your nerves.”
“Oh, I’ll be all right in a moment.”
“No, you’d better take this,” her father insisted. “You’ll need it to fortify you. We still have much to talk about. Captain Rogers may want to ask you some questions.”
“Why? Is he—”
“Yes. He’s the man I sent for when you told me all you had uncovered the other day.”
Kitty felt rather stunned at this information, yet relieved, too. She would be glad to get the whole business off her mind, and all this information into responsible hands.