"I can't say that I do, but I want certainty. Men sometimes escape from the very jaws of death, and if this shadow from the other continent has come back to life, why, I want to know it."
Jem walked from the room and stood underneath the canopy of the heavens alone.
"What did she say to you, Jem?" suddenly asked a voice at his back.
He stood face to face with Merle Macray.
"She asked you to do her a favor, didn't she?" he went on.
There was no reply, and the hand of Merle fell upon the other's arm.
"Tell me," and his grip tightened. "She wouldn't believe me. She is sending you back to Melbourne."
"She is, Merle; but for God's sake don't give it away!"
"I shall not; but it's all right, there. The detective is in the pit."
"I believe you. Her fears are groundless, and he will stay there till doomsday."