[Pg 276]"Yes," Cairness called back.She dropped beside him and tried to hold him down. "He did not know I was coming here," she pleaded. "It was a mistake, Jack! Will you wait until I tell you? Will you wait?" She was clinging around his neck and would not be shaken off. He dragged her in the dust, trying to get free himself.Lawton set down the candle upon the desk, and crept away by the rear door.