I shall meet you there at nine."' Constance had laid her plans quickly.

That night she waited in her own apartment until she heard Halsey enter across the hall.

She had determined to give him plenty of time to obtain the old forged certificates and substitute for them the new forgeries.
Perhaps half an hour later she heard Mrs.Noble enter.

As Constance followed her in, the effusive greeting of Bella LeMar showed that as yet she suspected nothing.

A quick glance at Halsey brought an answering nod and an unconscious motion toward his pocket where he had stuffed the old certificates carelessly.
A moment later they had plunged into the game.