And then, as he stood there, a suffering, bewildered man, came
Carruthers to grasp his hand and in terms of warm friendship to
express satisfaction at his acquittal.

"Sooner than have such a price as that paid - " he said bitterly,
and with a shrug left his sentence unfinished.

O'Moy came stalking past him, pale-faced, with eyes that looked
neither to right nor left.

"O'Moy!" he cried.

Sir Terence checked, and stood stiffly as if to attention, his
handsome blue eyes blazing into the captain's own. Thus a moment.
Then:

"We will talk of this again, you and I," he said grimly, and passed
on and out with clanking step, leaving Tremayne to reflect that the
appearances certainly justified Sir Terence's resentment.

"My God, Carruthers ! What must he think of me?" he ejaculated.

"If you ask me, I think that he has suspected this from the very
beginning. Only that could account for the hostility of his attitude
towards you, for the persistence with which he has sought either to
convict or wring the truth from you."

Tremayne looked askance at the major. In such a tangle as this
it was impossible to keep the attention fixed upon any single thread.