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The colonel got up and walked to the ; then turned and continued:

"Captain Fraser-Freer and Von der Herts were completely unknown to

each other The mails were barred as a means of communication; but

Fraser-Freer knew that in some ord from the master would reach him,

and he had had a tip to watch the personal column of the Daily Mail Noe have the explanation of those four odd oon learned that he was to wear a white aster in his

button-hole, a scarab pin in his tie, a Ho hat on his head, and

ent Street, last

Thursday night at ten o'clock As we know, he eements as well Since

it was out of the question for hied to interview an inspector of police at the Hotel

Cecil It was agreed that on Thursday night Von der Herts would be

placed under arrest the hes paused Bray still idled with his pile of letters, while the

colonel regarded hihes went on "Unfortunately for him, Von der

Herts knew almost as soon as did the inspector that a plan was afoot to

trap him There was but one course open to his, went there at seven that night, and killed a loyal and brave

Englishman where he stood"

A tense silence filled the roo just where all this unwinding of the tangle was leading us

"I had little, indeed, to work on," went on Hughes "But I had this

advantage: the spy thought the police, and the police alone, were