THE SPOILERS
.stairs which led up to the galleried boxes and the steps leading down on to the main floor, but she handed him another coin, begging him to find Glenister and bring him to her. "Hurry; hurry!" she implored.
The stage-manager gazed at her curiously, remark., ing, "My! You spend your money like it had been left to you. You're a regular pie-check for me. Come around any time."
She, withdrew to a dark corner and waited interminably till her messenger appeared at the head of the
-gallery stairs and beckoned to her. As she drew near he said, "I told him there was a thousand-dollar filly flaggin' him from the stage door, but he's got a grouch an' won't stir. He's in number seven." She hesitated, at which he said, "Go on-you're in right;" then continued, reassuringly: "Say, pal, if he's your white-haired lad, you needn't start no roughhouse, 'cause he don't flirt wit' these dames none whatever. Naw! Take it from me."
She entered the door her counsellor indicated to find Roy lounging back watching the dancers. He turned inquiringly-then, as she raised her veil, leaped to his ,feet and jerked the curtains to.
"Helen! What are you doing here?"
"You must go away quickly," she gasped. " They're trying to arrest you."
"They! Who? Arrest me for what?"
"Voorhees and his men-for riot, or something about last night."
"Nonsense," he said. "I had no part in it. You know that."
"     Yesyes-but you're a Vigilante, and they're after
you and all your friends.. Your house is guarded and
0  *  * ; :X  :  222         :