"You'll make one of a party to Glenlea to-morrow, won't you?
Paton and Phillips are coming.

Ten sharp here, and the ladies are coming out to lunch with us." "Thanks," I said, accepting with pleasure, for by so doing I saw that I might be afforded an opportunity of being near Muriel.

The fact that the assassins were aware of our knowledge seemed to have caused her the greatest apprehension lest evil should befall us.

Then, as we turned away to go back to the house, Leithcourt said to me-- "You know all about the discovery up at the wood the other day! Horrible affair--a young foreigner found murdered." "Yes.

I've heard about it," I responded.
"And the police are worse than useless," he declared with disgust.