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LYLE ORCHETON stood perfectly passive, facing that little murderous barrel. He was desperate enough to carry out his threat she felt sure; to add yet another crime to his list; clever enough, perhaps, to make some story of accident cover this one, since no witness could possibly give him the lie.
Her life hung by a thread, and she knew it; yet no flutter of fear stirred her pulse. Her hand rested on the handle, as it had rested from the moment when she had defied him. Calmly, fearlessly she looked at his evil face, his outstretched arm, and her heart had only room for one thought--"Poor Nora!"