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That belief was based upon the inconceivably mistaken reports of the secret-service organization, accepted at headquarters, given to the War Department at Washington as a reason for incessant demands of reinforcements, and permeating downward through the whole organization till the error was accepted as truth by officers and men, and became a factor in their morale which can hardly be overestimated.
The secret-service man pushed his prisoners into chairs and left the bedroom. Kitty did not care how gruff the voice was; it was decidedly pleasant in her ears. Gingerly she picked up one of the revolvers. Kitty Conover with shooting irons in her hands, like a movie actress! She heard a whistle. After this an interval of silence, save for the ticking of the alarm clock on the stand.
In addition to the French and Italian secret-service officials, there are now on duty at the various frontier stations, and likewise in Athens, Naples, and Rome, keen-eyed young officers of the "Hush-Hush Brigade," as the British Intelligence Department is disrespectfully called, whose business it is to scrutinize the thousands of British subjects officers returning from India, Egypt, or Salonika, or from service with the Mediterranean fleet, King's messengers, diplomatic couriers who are constantly crossing Italy on their way to or from England.
She wished to think only about her newly begun head of Satan fallen, since nothing else seemed to her at the moment of any importance, but the face, hands, and voice of the young secret-service agent refused to be banished, and kept suing for kindly notice. In almost the exact degree in which the legless beggar was repulsive to her sense of perfection the secret-service agent was attractive.
The captain, in a few words, explained the nature of the visit, showed him the note Frank had intercepted, and ended by repeating the young officer's request that he might be allowed to remain on shore after dark. "Certainly," replied the admiral, "certainly. If you succeed, young man, we shall have one less of these secret-service fellows to fear."
They found nothing with which to file an adverse report the first time. Why did they come back? "And I'll tell you another thing, Mallett, which may seem a slight reason for my sullenness and quick temper; they've had secret-service men following me ever since I returned from Roya-Neh.
Of course; Miss Van Rolsen's millions were at the command of the secret-service bureau; his description had been telegraphed far and wide. And when it should be fruitful of results, what would become of his theory? Nevertheless, he would go on, while he could, to the last. If he tried to explain they would consider it but a paltry blind to cover his own criminality.
Ah, perhaps Slade can tell us," he added, as the secret-service man quietly entered through a private door at the rear of the office. "Tell you what, gentlemen?" asked Slade, smirking and rubbing his hands. "The meaning of that, and that, and that!" snapped old Flint, thrusting the telegrams at the newcomer. "Hm!" grunted the secret-service man, as he glanced them over. "That's damned odd!
"Is it not almost incredible," said Madame Danglars, "that a person having at least half a million of secret-service money at his command, should possess so little information?"
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