"Then it's all right. No fears on that score. But I was on nettles during the whole voyage lest, after my telegram, you should fall into his trap. But if he's at the bottom of Old Danny's pit, why, he's safe for Gabriel."
There was an all-around laugh at this, and the trio adjourned to another part of the house.
All at once Jem felt a hand fall lightly upon his arm, and he looked into the face of Belle Demona.
She leaned toward him, and her voice dropped to a whisper.
"Did you see the girl?" asked the woman, and her eyes flashed with the greenish light of jealousy.
"What girl?"
"She—there is but the one!" hissed Belle. "I mean Stareyes."
Jem uttered an exclamation of surprise.
"What, does she bother you yet?" he asked.
"A good deal. She was here not long ago. I saw her in the bush on the east side of the ranch—got a glimpse of her and that was all. You did not see her in Melbourne or Perth?"