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"Where shall I go?"
"I suggest that you go at once to Malines Go to Madame Maupoil, 208 Rue de Stassart, opposite the Military Hospital It is far too dangerous for you to remain here in Brussels I have already written that you are co Her house is one of the sanctuaries of the friends of Il Passero Remember the nah rereat robbery can be accomplished unless he plans and finances it"
"I cannot think why he takes so keen an interest in norant of his existence"
"That is itive," said Hugh "But you told e froer When?"
"When you are in Malines"
"But all this is very strange Will the er call upon Miss Ranscoers who travel to and fro in secret Mademoiselle Lisette was once one of theth and breadth of Europe But nowadays she is an indicator--and a very clever one indeed," he added with a laugh
"I suppose I had better get away to Malines without delay?" Hugh reet your valise I shall be waiting for you at noon in a car in the Rue Gretry, close to the Palais d'Ete Then we can slip away to Malines Have you sufficient ive you some Il Passero has ordered h for the present My only desire is to be back again in London"
"Ah! I am afraid that is not possible for some time to come"
"But I shall hear froer will coer?"
"Of that I have no knowledge," was Vervoort's reply He seemed a very refined man, and was no doubt an extremely clever crook He said little of hih to realize that his was one of the lisher to further penetrate the veil ofMade Vervoort either knew nothing, or else refused to disclose what he knew Which, Hugh could not exactly decide
Therefore, in accordance with the Belgian's instructions, he left the house and at noon carried his valise to the Rue Gretry, where he found his friend awaiting him in a closed car, which quicklyby way of Vilvorde they ithin an hour in old-world Malines, fanificent cathedral and itsby the Porte de Bruxelles, they were soon in an inartistic cobbled street under the shadow of St Roh was introduced to a short, stout Belgian worely furnished, but scrupulously clean The floor of the rooh was shown shone with beeswax, and the walls ashed