And as he watched her furtively across the desk he wondered how he could use her; how instead of being his enemy, he could make her his friend.

If he did not, she would go away and write more such books, and literature of this kind might become a real peril to his interests.

Money could do anything; it could secure the services of this woman and prevent her doing further mischief.

But how could he employ her?
Suddenly an inspiration came to him.

For some years he had been collecting material for a history of the Empire Trading Company.