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"For asped Henfrey, instantly alarirl's voice!"

"A girl! Who?"

"I don't knoho she was She wouldn't give her name," Louise replied "She asked if ere Shapley, and I replied Then she asked for you I told her that you were out in the car and asked her na off"

"I wonder who she was?" rereatly alarer The fact in itself showed that so-place, and, if they did, then the police were bound to discover him sooner or later

Half an hour afterwards he took Mrs Bond aside, and pointed out the peril in which he was placed His hostess, on her part, grew alarh was unaware of it, she had no desire to meet the police That little affair in Paris was by no otten

"It is certainly rather curious," the woman admitted "Evidently it is known by so with h hesitated He wished to take Benton's advice, and told his hostess so With this she agreed, yet she was inwardly highly nervous at the situation Any police inquiry at Shapley would certainly beto Benton's proposal that Hugh should stay there

"Benton will be back to-h said "Do you think it safe for me to remain here till then?" he added anxiously

"I hardly knohat to think," replied the wonition as Molly Maxwell She had crossed and recrossed the Atlantic, carefully covering her tracks, and she did not intend to be cornered at last

After dinner, Hugh, still greatly perturbed at the mysterious telephone call, played billiards with Louise About a quarter to eleven, however, Mrs Bond was called to the telephone and, closing the door, listened to an urgent e

It was from Benton, who spoke fro words--and when the woman left the room three minutes later all her anxiety as to the police had apparently passed

She joined the young couple and watched their game Louise handled her cue well, and very nearly beat her opponent Afterwards, when Louise went out, Mrs Bond closed the door swiftly, and said: "I've been thinking over that little matter, Mr Henfrey I really don't think there is much cause for alarm Charles will be back to-morrow, and we can consult him"