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"Yes I repeat that he is entirely innocent," was the earnest response "But I would advise you to affect ignorance The police , re If you write to Mr Henfrey, take every precaution that nobody sees you post the letter Give hiland, so that he can write to you there"

"But how long will it be before I can see hiain?"

"Ah! That I cannot tell There is ait all that even I cannot fathom, Miss Ranscoed his shoulders

"You must ask Mr Henfrey Or perhaps his friend Brock knows Yet if he does, I do not suppose he would disclose anything his friend irl declared "It is all so very itive from justice! I--I really cannot believe it! What can the , Miss Ranscoive you in secret the name and address to which to send a letter to him," the masked man said very politely "And now I think we ain--which is scarcely probable--you will recognize my voice And always recollect that should you or Mr Henfrey ever receive a e from 'Silverado' it will be from myself" And he spelt the naet you, racefully, he turned and left her

The sun was rising from the sea when Dorise entered her bedroom at the hotel Heron a dressing-gown, she pulled up the blinds and sat down to write a letter to Hugh

She could not sleep before she had sent hie

In the frenzy of her despair she wrote one letter and addressed it, but having done so she changed her , she decided It contained an element of doubt Therefore she tore it up and wrote a second one which she locked safely in her jewel case, and then pulled the blinds and retired

It was nearly noon next day before she left her room, yet almost as soon as she had descended in the lift the head femme de chambre, a stout Frenchwoht to the waste-paper basket gathered up the contents into her apron and went back along the corridor with an expression of satisfaction upon her full round face