The hotel manager lent coats to the men, and they started, not without hearty congratulations from several people in the porch, whose fears on Mrs.Forbes's account Theydon had dissipated when he went out to order the car.
Winter gave their thoughts a new direction when Theydon inquired what means the authorities would adopt to rid the country of the pestiferous gang which carried on its vendetta with such scant respect for the law and order of Great Britain.
"Once we have Mr.and Mrs.Forbes and this young lady safely housed in Fortescue Square, and protected, not only by their own servants but by the Metropolitan Police, we will devote ourselves to routing out the whole crew," he announced.

"My idea is that when we lay hands on the ringleader, the rest will be easy.

Furneaux's prisoner, Len Shi, may be got to talk when a Chinese interpreter tackles him.

Again, there is every prospect of an important capture being made in the Croydon house.
Most important of all is the prolonged absence from the yard of Furneaux.

He is busy, or he would have put in an appearance there hours ago, if only to get to know my whereabouts.