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Updated: May 29, 2025
"Old friends, new friends," she cried, clapping, her hands like a child, "I love friends. Captaine, here is a very old friend," she said to Strangwise as Mr. Mackwayte and Barbara came into the rooms, "Monsieur Arthur Mackwayte and 'is daughter. I 'ave know Monsieur Arthur almos' all my life. And, Mademoiselle, permit me? I introduce le Captaine Strangwise and 'is friend... what is the name?
"That's a dashed clever idea," he observed shrewdly, "'pon my word, that's bright! That's very bright! I should like to compliment the man who thought of that!" "Then you may address your compliments to me, Chief," said Strangwise. The Chief turned and looked at him. "I've met many of your people in my time, Strangwise," he said, "but I don't know you! Who are you?" Strangwise laughed.
"No," answered the other; "but it was your disguise which was responsible for the escape of Strangwise " "What?" cried Desmond. "He's escaped after all!" Francis nodded. "Yes," he said, "got clear away and left no trace. Wait a minute and you shall hear! When I have told my story, you shall tell yours and between us, we'll piece things together!
"Well, Desmond!" said Strangwise, when their burden had been deposited on the floor under the crimson lamp. "Well, Maurice?" answered the other. Strangwise noticed that Desmond had addressed him by his Christian name for the first time since he had been in the house and his voice was more friendly when he spoke again. "I see you're going to be sensible, old man," he said.
I am an old enough hand at my job to know that very often one man may be right where fifty independent witnesses are dead wrong. Yet our reports from Germany have been wonderfully accurate on the whole." He stopped. "Tell me," he asked suddenly, "is Strangwise a liar, do you think?" Desmond laughed. The question was so very unexpected. "Let me explain what I mean," said the Chief.
Was there anybody else in the room when she gave you the package?" "No," said Barbara, "I don't think so. Wait a minute, though, Nur-el-Din's maid must have come in very shortly after for I remember the opened the door when Captain Strangwise came to tell me daddy was waiting to take me home." "Do you remember if Nur-el-Din actually mentioned the package in the presence of the maid!"
Old Maurice was attached to the Brigade of which I am the Brigade Major as gunner officer, and we lived together for the best part of three months, wasn't it, Maurice? Then he goes back to his battery and the next thing I hear of him is that he is missing. And then I'm damned if he doesn't turn up here!" Spencer cocked an eye at Strangwise over his Martini.
Nur-el-Din played his game for him by detaining the girl. Strangwise believes and I must say I agree with him that probably two persons know where the Star of Poland is. One is this girl..." "The other being the late Mr. Bellward?" queried Mrs. Malplaquet. "Precisely. The late Mr. Bellward or Major Desmond Okewood!" said Bellward.
She was a stoutly-built female, life-size, standing upon a solid-looking pedestal fully four feet broad. Desmond measured the distance separating him from the nymph. It was not more than twenty yards at the outside and the pedestal would conceal him from the eyes of Strangwise if the latter should turn round before he had made his second bound and reached the steps at the side of the house.
"All these people, excepting the officer there, are waiting to see him, Miss, and he's got a dinner engagement at eight..." "It is urgent, Mr. Matthews, I tell you. If you won't take my name in, I shall go in myself!" "Miss Mackwayte, I daren't interrupt him now. Do you know who's with him...?" Strangwise crossed the room to where Barbara was standing.
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