bbey
without mentioning his name. I thought this was reasonable enough, and
wrote a letter."

"And I went with Anne," said Olga. "Where did you go?"

"When you left us I told her that Morley had a message from her father.
She said nothing to me denying the relationship, but she was afraid of
Morley. I told her that he had promised not to do her any harm. She was
still doubtful. Then Morley appeared. He had been close at hand, and he
explained that Denham was very ill. He wished to see Miss Denham and
make reparation for his wickedness. There was no time to be lost,
Morley said, and he asked her to come at once. She hesitated for a time,
and then went with Morley. She told me to wait till the Princess Olga
came back and tell her this."

"Why did you not?"

"Because Morley whispered that I was not to do so. I went away in
another direction."

"Then why do you tell now?" asked Ware bluntly.

"I wish to be revenged on Denham," said Dane fiercely. "He treated me
like a dog, and he shall be bitten by me. Curse him!"

Olga walked to the door. "I shall go now," she said, seeing that Dane
was becoming excited and fearing a scene. "You can tell Mr. Steel and
Mr. Ware everything, Mark. When Denham is caught and Anne is free, you
shall come to Vienna with me. My father shall take you into his
service," and with this she held out her hand to him in a regal manner.
Dane kissed it as though it had been the hand of a queen, and when she
was out of the room, turned to the two men with a shining face.

"I am ready to tell you everything," he said.

"And betray those who have done you a kindness," muttered Steel. "You
would not be an Irish-American if you didn't. I know the type."

Quite unaware of this uncomplimentary speech, Dane glanced into a near
mirror and ran his slim hand through his hair. He cast such a complacent
look at his reflection that Giles could not forbear a smile. The man was
a compound of treachery, courage, and vanity. He had some virtues and
not a few vices, and was one of those irresponsible creatures who
develop into Anarchists. But that the Scarlet Cross Society had
attracted his talents in the direction of a kind of coast piracy, he
would without doubt have been employed in blowing up kings or public
buildings. Giles thought with a grim smile that if Olga took this
creature to Austria, Prince Karacsay would have some work to keep him in
order. Dane was not the man to settle to a dull, respectable exis