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A loud crash, the sound of a door slamming, reechoed through the house. The room shook. The noise brought Desmond back to his senses and at the same time the chain binding him to Bellward snapped. For Bellward started and raised his head and Strangwise sprang to the door.
"You let me go free of course, I take it that my liberty includes the release of Miss Mackwayte as well and in addition, you hand over to me your two accomplices, Bellward and the Malplaquet woman. That is your offer, isn't it? Well, what do you want from me in exchange?" "The Star of Poland!" said Strangwise in a low voice. "But," Desmond began.
"I'll not go!" she exclaimed, "you can do what you like but I'll stay where I am! Murderers..." "Oh," said Strangwise wearily, "bring her along, Bellward!" Bellward and the woman seized the girl one by each arm and dragged her to the car. Strangwise had the door open and between them they thrust her in.
The balcony was fairly deep and it was growing dusk; but Desmond could scarcely hope to escape detection if Bellward, for he had recognized his voice, should think of leaning out of the window and looking down upon the balcony.
Bellward think about it?" Desmond spoke up promptly. "I think it would be very interesting to hear something further about this mission of Mortimer's," he observed: Mortimer cast him a glance of bitter malice. "Well," he said, after a pause, "you force my hand.
Even as he did so a big open car slowed down throbbing outside the porch. A man sprang out and advanced into the light streaming from the front door into the eddying mist. It was Mortimer. "Fortune," thought Desmond, "has broken her rule. She has given me a second chance!" "Well met, Bellward!" cried Mortimer, blinking at the other through his thick glasses. "Tut, tut! What a night!
Old Martha stood in the hall. "If you please, sir," she wheezed, "the doctor's come!" "Oh," said Desmond, rather puzzled, "what doctor?" "It's not Dr. Haines from the village, Mr. Bellward, sir," said the housekeeper, "It's a genel'man from Lunnon!" Then Desmond remembered Crook's promise to look him up and guessed it must be he. He bade Martha show the doctor in and bring tea for two.
That there was a German Secret service organization spying on the movements of troops to France, that this man, Basil Bellward, who had been arrested, was one of the gang and that the dancer, Nur-el-Din, was in some way implicated in the affair! And that was the extent of his confidence!
Of Barbara she took not the slightest notice. Desmond remarked it and her indifference shocked him profoundly. "Of course, you don't recognize him!" said Strangwise. "This is Major Desmond Okewood, more recently known as Mr. Basil Bellward!" The woman evinced no surprise. "So!" she said, "I thought we'd end by getting him. Well, Strangwise, what are we waiting for? Is our friend to live for ever?"
I planted those documents in her dress or rather Bellward did to draw suspicion away from me. I thought you English would be too flabby to execute a woman; but I reckoned on you putting the girl away for some years to come. I would have shot her as I shot Rass if..." His voice trembled and he was silent. "If what?" asked the Chief. "If she hadn't been my wife," said Strangwise.
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