gate out of Hungary has
been closed to them since the assassination."

Renwick smiled. The thing had worked. The spirit of the venture glowed
in him--its very impudence fascinated.

"Perhaps!" he replied. "Still, a man who could outwit Nicholas
Szarvas----"

Spivak caught him so suddenly by the arm that Renwick trembled.

"You think he killed Szarvas----?" whispered Spivak eagerly.

"If not himself, it was by his orders. And the Englishman--Renck----"

"Renwick."

"I've found the evidence that Renck was lured to Sarajevo. He possessed
a secret dangerous to Germany and so Goritz killed him."

"And this Peter Langer--who escaped from the hospital----?" asked Spivak
cynically.

"The chauffeur of Goritz, left for dead in the fight with Szarvas and
stripped of his clothing to hide all marks of identity. It is no wonder
that he wished to escape----" The Englishman broke off with a rough
laugh and rose. "But this won't do, I'm giving you all my thunder. Herr
Windt does not relish my employment in this service, but since he has
accomplished nothing you cannot blame my clients. I am on my way to
Germany. The surest way to catch a fox is to smoke him out of his hole."

Spivak took a few paces away, and then slowly returned.

"What you say is interesting, Herr Moyer, and the theory hangs together,
but you will waste your time in Germany."

"Why?"

"Because Captain Goritz is still in Hungary."

"What further reason have you for believing that he is here?"

Spivak smiled and hesitated a moment. And then, "You have talked freely.
One good turn deserves another. I will tell you. We know that Captain
Goritz is still in Hungary because within the past week the
Wilhelmstrasse has sent urgent messages to Vienna inquiring for him."

"Ah--that is interesting," said Renwick slowly, trying to hide the throb
of triumph in his throat. "Then you think----?"

"Merely that he is in hiding--with the lady," said Spivak with a leer.
"It is no new thing for a man to go in hiding with a lady."

Renwick's laugh was admirably managed, for fury was in his heart. "This
information is helpful," he said. "You believe that it is true?"

"I am sure. Berlin is anxious because he has not returned. I do not know
what they suspect over there, but the situation is changed. The war has
made a difference. We have no idea where he has gone. All that we know
is that it will be very difficult for him to get out."

In the distance the train was ru