9 Rue Berlioz on his arrival in Paris.

The impassive face of Jules Victor met his gaze at the door.
"Madame, suddenly summoned to Poland, had begged Monsieur le Major to address her by letter, as telegrams were most unreliable in Russian Poland.

Monsieur would, however, surely find letters at his London address, and it was true that Madame had not expected Monsieur's arrival for a fortnight." "I don't believe a damned word of this fellow's yarn.

There is some sly juggling here!" ejaculated the Major as he drove back to the Hotel Binda.

His brow was black as he descended, and it grew blacker still when he read a telegram from Euphrosyne Delande.