I never saw her stronger than in that moment, M'sieur--in that moment when there was no hope! I would have killed him then for the paper he had, but the other is at Thoreau's.

He has gone back there.

He says that unless he receives word of Josephine's surrender within a week--the crash will come, the paper will be given to the master of Adare.

And now, M'sieur Philip, what do you have to say ?" "That there never was a game lost until it was played to the end," replied Philip, and he drew nearer to look straight and steadily into the half-breed's eyes.

"Go on, Jean.