AN ESCAPE FROM ARREST It was then that the power of thought returned to me.

However glibly those two conspirators might gild over the affair it nevertheless was a criminal matter to which I had blindly committed myself.

Neale's parting words of warning alone made that clearly evident.

They understood the risk of discovery, and now I also comprehended it with equal clearness.

Fraud and forgery were contemplated, had been coolly planned, and it occurred to me that I was the one selected for sacrifice in case of discovery.