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You know that I saw him for a moment this morning. He was in deadly earnest. He gave me a ring a trifle but it had belonged to his mother. He would not have done this if he had been playing us false." Bellamy sprang to his feet. "You are right, Louise!" he exclaimed. "I shall go back to my rooms at once. Fortunately, I had a man shadowing Von Behrling, and there may be a report for me.
How did they know that he had not parted with the paper in the restaurant? To all intents and purposes he ought to have done so." "I cannot understand that myself," Bellamy admitted. "In fact, it is inexplicable." She took up the newspaper and glanced at the report. Then, "You are sure, I suppose, that this does refer to Von Behrling? He is quite unidentified, you see."
Won't you stay and take your coffee with me?" Bellamy held her hand for a moment in his. "Dear," he said, "I would stay, but you understand, don't you, what a maze this is into which we have wandered. Von Behrling has been murdered by some person who seems to have dropped from the skies.
"What, in God's name, is this that you say?" the Baron interrupted. "I do not understand at all! You speak of Von Behrling's death! What do you mean?" Bellamy looked at him as one who listens to strange words. "Baron," he said, "between us who know so much there is surely no need for you to play a part. Von Behrling knew that you were watching him.
The body has been removed to the nearest mortuary, and an inquest will shortly be held. Streuss looked up from the newspaper and the reality of his surprise was apparent. He had all the appearance of a man shaken with emotion. While he looked at his two companions wonderingly, strange thoughts were forming in his mind. "Von Behrling dead!" he muttered. "But who who could have done this?"
It is not pleasant, either, to eat with one's maids." "I am honored," he declared. "Will you permit me for one moment?" He turned and spoke to his companions. Louise saw at once that they were protesting vigorously. She saw, too, that Von Behrling only became more obstinate and that he was very nearly angry. She moved a few steps on down the corridor, and stood looking out of the window.
"Ah, that is easy enough for you, Mademoiselle!" "Not so easy as it may appear," she answered. "One needs many things to get the best out of life. One needs wealth and one needs love, and one needs them while one is young, while one can enjoy." "It is true," Von Behrling admitted, "quite true." "If one is not careful," she continued, "one lets the years slip by. They can never come again.
Von Behrling hesitated. She drew him closer towards her. "Sit down on the deck," she continued, "and lean against the rail. You are too big to talk to up there. So! Now you can come underneath my rug. Tell me, are they afraid of me, your friends?" "Is it without reason?" he asked. "Would not any one be afraid of you if, indeed, they believed that you wished to know our secrets?
Louise raised her eyebrows slightly. "You are your own master, I suppose," she said. "The Baron is used to command his policemen, and sometimes he forgets. There are many people who find him too autocratic." "He means well," Von Behrling asserted. "It is his manner only which is against him." They found a comfortable table, and she sat smiling at him across the white cloth.
"There is no means of convincing you of which I care to make use. You must be content with my word. I have the packet. I paid Von Behrling for it and he gave it to me with his own hands." "I must accept your word," Streuss declared. "I give you three days for reflection. Before I go, Mr. Bellamy, forgive me if I refer once more to this," touching the newspaper which still lay upon the table.
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