noon before
Vividly she seemed to see the late scene . The helpless girl ; the brutish man ; the lonely night shutting them in and only a miracle to save . Details did not matter , and the miracle had come , but the after effects were here and now . It was near noon before Marcia Lowe dared take Cynthia away from the shelter of the church , and when she did so she chose an hour when all but Greeley were absent from the store , and he was in the rear , eating his dinner . `` You must come to Trouble Neck , little Cyn , '' she said firmly ; `` you 'll be safe there , and we must think this out . '' Cynthia made no demur , and wrapped in Marcia Lowe 's coat -- Marcia had a lighter one beside -- she clung close to the little doctor and walked the three miles to Trouble Neck without a word of complaint . `` It 's plain good luck , '' Marcia Lowe thought , `` that Martin Morley is out of hospital . ''