eye?"

"I shouldn't, in any case, try to cut out a man who is under a cloud," I
replied sulkily.

"Of course you wouldn't; hence the need of attention to the ophthalmic
member. Have you ascertained what Miss Gibson's actual relation is to
Reuben Hornby?"

"No," I answered.

"It might be worth while to find out," said Thorndyke; and then he
relapsed into silence.




CHAPTER VI

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL


Thorndyke's hint as to the possible danger foreshadowed by my growing
intimacy with Juliet Gibson had come upon me as a complete surprise, and
had, indeed, been resented by me as somewhat of an impertinence.
Nevertheless, it gave me considerable food for meditation, and I
presently began to suspect that the watchful eyes of my observant friend
might have detected something in my manner towards Miss Gibson
suggestive of sentiments that had been unsuspected by myself.