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Rh about the devil going around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour; that he hates good people, and tries to harm them. So that is the way with Bill. He has tried over and over again to harm me, but I was too sharp for him. Look what he did to Tim. And he will try to hurt the Police.”

“What! Sergeant North?” Marion had a new interest now in Bill, the Slugger. “Will he dare to do anything to a member of the Force?”

Zell was quick to detect the note of anxiety in Marion’s voice, and at once she suspected something. It drew her closer to the beautiful white woman.

“Do you love Sergeant North?” she frankly asked.

Marion started and flushed at the unexpected question. But so sincere was the girl, that she decided to throw aside all reserve and pretense.

“Yes, I love him,” she candidly acknowledged.

“Ah, that’s good. And does he love you?”

“Yes.”

“Well, then, Miss, you can understand how I feel about Tim. You wouldn’t want that to happen to the one you love, would you?”

“No! No!” Marion fervently declared. “It would be terrible!”

“It would, so you and I must see that it doesn’t happen.”

“How can we do that?”

“Go with me to The Gap and warn the Sergeant. If we cannot overtake him, we can go to the Police house which is not far from the school. The Sergeant will be sure to stop there.”

“But what about Tim?” Marion asked. “We can’t leave him here alone until the doctor comes.”

“My mother will stay, Miss. She is a good woman,