The Ralston Bank Burglary, Chapter 6

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌⁠There was tense silence for a moment. Dunston was the first to speak.

"This is all a bluff," he said. "I think, Mr. Fraser, there are some explanations and apologies due to all of us, particularly to Miss Clarke and Miss Willis," he added, as an afterthought. "It is humiliating, and no good has been done. I had intended asking Miss Clarke to be my wife, and now I assert my right to speak for her. I