She had
seen this sort of thing in the movies--there was one series of
pictures, The Dangers of Diana, where something of the kind had
happened to the heroine in every reel--but she had not anticipated that
it would ever happen to her: and consequently she had not thought out
any plan for coping with such a situation. A grave error. In this world
one should be prepared for everything, or where is one? The best she
could do was to stand and stare at the intruder. It would have done Sam
Marlowe good--he had now finished the synopsis and was skimming
through the current instalment--if he could have known how she yearned
for his return.
"I've brought the revolver," said Mr. Peters.
"So--so I see!" said Billie.
Mr. Peters nursed the weapon affectionately in his hand. He was rather
a shy man with women as a rule, but what Sam had told him about her
being interested in his revolver had made his heart warm to this girl.
"I was just on my way to have a little practice at the range," he said.
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