, miss," the latter went on. "By
staying here you can do us no good--you are only giving yourself
unnecessary pain. Is there any house you can go to, any place where you
can stay for the night? A hotel?"

"I have no friends and no money," Mary said through her tears. "Since
coming to England I have given myself wholly to my brother. I have done
my best to make the path smooth for him and I have failed. It was no
fault of mine that Sir Charles----"

"That Sir Charles was not warned," Field said hastily. "Don't say any
more, please. Don't place yourself in such a position that I shall have
to call you as a witness."

Mary swallowed down her choking sobs. Two figures stole across the
street, and Field gave a low whistle. His two trusty subordinates had
come at last. As they passed by the gate Field strode across to them and
gave them their instructions. Mark turned to Mary.

"Pray let me be your banker," he said. "Let me provide the money so that
you----"

"But I cannot," Mary protested. "I dare not. You would never see the
money again, and like all good and generous people, you are as poor as I
am myself."

"That remark may have applied to my affairs yesterday, but it certainly
does not to-day," Mark said eagerly. "I told you that I have been to see
my father who has been very ill lately. As he lay in bed, with no
friends to come and see him--for he has been a hard and selfish man--he
grew to see things in a different light. He sent for me. He was rather
impressed by the tale that I had managed to do without his assistance
and that I was making a name for myself. I told him everything, and we
are quite good friends again. He insisted upon making me an allowance of
L1,500, and as the thought of it did him good, I did not protest. After
that, will you let me help you? I know how good you are, and how you
have suffered."

"I am more than grateful," Mary said in a choked voice. "It is kind of
you, but I cannot take any advantage of your offer; I must stay till the
end."

"And go through all the misery of it," Mark protested. "You know that
all those people will sleep in jail to-night. Why should you witness the
arrest? Let me take you to some quiet hotel and arrange for your
accommodation there."

But Mary shook her head resolutely. She was not going to leave till she
was forced to. Mark ceased his pleadings as Field came back to them.

"If you would only let me go into the house," Mary said. "I have my own
key,