had suspected that, but now he was not willing to believe that of Lampert. Still, she had known the name, and he could not find any other meaning for the words.
"That is the reason then for your telephoning the address here to my office to-day."
"That's right. I wanted you to know where I was, and hurry you."
There was a long silence. Were the men speaking too low for him to hear? Had they left the room? Apparently neither of these suppositions were true, for at last he heard his father's tones again, but now they were queerly changed and flattened.
"How much is it that you want?"
"To keep away from her, you mean?"
"Yes; and to let this rest in every way."
"That's two things, Markyn; take 'em one at a time. How much do I want for promising to keep away from her? Nothing."
"Then I don't understand."
"It's plain, ain't it?"
"Still—I don't understand."
"I don't intend to go to her again. It ain't
