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"You will have an opportunity, Sophie," he said, "to think up another

story You are clever--it will not be hard"

She gave hiot up fro each other across a table, and to

ested eternal

conflict

"Well?" sneered Bray

"There is one possibility we have overlooked," Hughes answered He

turned toward me and I was startled by the coldness in his eyes "Do you

know, Inspector," he went on, "that this American came to London with

a letter of introduction to the captain--a letter froht? And do you know that Fraser-Freer had no

cousin of that name?"

"No!" said Bray

"It happens to be the truth," said Hughes "The American has confessed

as much toeyes were on lance that sent the shivers up and down my spine,

"you are under arrest I have exempted you so far because of your friend

at the United States Consulate That exemption ends now"