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Hamilton?" inquired the blind man. "What was their motive?" "A very strong one," was the reply. "I had recognised in Krail a man who had defrauded the Baron de Hetzendorf of fifty thousand kroners, and for whom the police were in active search, both for that and for several other serious charges of a similar character.
Krail knew this, and he and his friend this gentleman here had very ingeniously resolved to get rid of me by making it appear that Miss Gabrielle had poisoned me by accident." "A lie!" declared Flockart fiercely, though his efforts to remain imperturbed were now palpable. "You will be given due opportunity of disproving my allegations," Hamilton said.
Cotton-spinners from Lancashire buy deer-forests, and soap-boilers from Limehouse purchase castles with family portraits and ghosts complete." "Ah! speaking of the supernatural," exclaimed Krail suddenly, "do you know I had a most extraordinary and weird experience when at Glencardine about three weeks ago. I actually heard the Whispers!"
"I saw her last week in Woodnewton. The change from Glencardine to an eight-roomed cottage in a village street must be rather severe." "Only what she deserves," snapped Flockart. "She defied us." "Granted. But I cannot help thinking that we haven't played a very fair game," said the man. "Remember, she's only a girl." "But dangerous to us and to our plans, my dear Krail. She knows a lot."
"Sir Henry himself is quite aware of that. I have already spoken quite plainly and openly to him, and suggested my departure from Glencardine on account of ill-natured remarks by her ladyship's enemies. But he would not hear of my leaving, and pressed me to remain." Krail looked at him in blank surprise.
We went there at least a dozen times, but without result; only both of us caught bad colds." "Well," exclaimed Krail, "I used to ridicule the weird stories I heard in the village about the Devil's Whisper, and all that. But by mere chance I happened to be at the spot one bright night, and I heard distinct whisperings, just as had been described to me.
He had spoken of Hungary, a country which had always possessed for her a strange fascination. Was it not quite likely that, being Walter's friend, Hamilton on his return to London would relate the exciting incident of the river? Had he seen Krail? And, if so, did he know him? Those two points caused her the greatest apprehension. Suppose he had recognised Krail!
Krail wants money, so do we; but even with all your wonderful schemes we get none!" "Wait, my dear Winnie, remain patient, and we shall obtain plenty." It was indeed strange for a woman within that smart town-house, and with her electric brougham at the door, to complain of poverty. The house had been a centre of political activity in the days before Sir Henry met with that terrible affliction.
Krail had, however, after nearly two years of clever watching and ingenious subterfuge, succeeded, by placing the group in a "hole" in calling them together. That they met, and often, was undoubted. But where they met, and how, was still a complete mystery.
"Yes, I have told them about him," the girl answered. "You have, however, perhaps omitted to mention one or two small facts in connection with the affair," he said. "Do you not remember how, on that eventful afternoon in the forest, when searching for us, you first encountered Krail walking with this man Flockart at some distance from the others?" "Yes, I recollect."
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