but she waved them back.
\"Leave me! Leave me!\" she said sharply. \"...All except you!\" She clung to a slender blonde girl in black. This, I presently learned was her personal secretary, Estelle Gilsey. \"Look! Estelle, look!\" she whispered, showing the slip.
The girl cried out strangely, seemed about to faint. This, I remember, struck me as rather excessive in one who was merely a paid employee.
I drew a little closer to the group. To Mme. Storey,
but she waved them back.
\"Leave me! Leave me!\" she said sharply. \"...All except you!\" She clung to a slender blonde girl in black. This, I presently learned was her personal secretary, Estelle Gilsey. \"Look! Estelle, look!\" she whispered, showing the slip.
The girl cried out strangely, seemed about to faint. This, I remember, struck me as rather excessive in one who was merely a paid employee.
I drew a little closer to the group. To Mme. Storey,
