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It was fated there should be no discovery of the secret staircase that afternoon. Whatever the nature of Jasper Standish's communication to Sir Anthony, it was one that seemed to overthrow all other plans. He had been nearly an hour in the study when Nora's keen ears caught the sound of horse's hoofs on the gravel, and rushing to the window, she saw the retreating figure of her fickle lover. White as death she turned to Lyle.
"He's gone!" she exclaimed.