It was none other than Jack Somers!
Some warning instinct must at that moment have struck the woman, for
with a stifled cry she disengaged herself from Somers's arm, and dashed
rapidly down the hall. Somers, evidently unaware of the cause, stood
irresolute for a moment, and then more silently but swiftly disappeared
into a side corridor as if to intercept her. It was the rapid passage of
the Signora that had attracted the attention of Grace and Rushbrook in
the study, and it was the moment after it that Mr. Rushbrook left.
CHAPTER VI
Vaguely uneasy, and still perplexed with her previous agitation, as Mr.
Rushbrook closed the door behind him, Grace, following some feminine
instinct rather than any definite reason, walked to the door and placed
her hand upon the lock to prevent any intrusion until he returned.
Her caution seemed to be justified a moment later, for a heavier but
stealthier footstep halted outside. The handle of the door was turned,
but she resisted it with the fullest strength of her small hand until a
voice, which startled her, called in a hurried whisper:--
"Open quick, 'tis I.
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