When the last of these had disappeared, he glanced again in her direction.

She was alone, and her young partner was walking toward him across the deserted floor.

The lad came to the door, which by now contained few loiterers, and stood there a moment gazing out into the street.
"Are you Sergeant Hamlin ?" he asked quietly.
"Yes." "Miss McDonald requested me to hand you this note unobserved.

I have no knowledge of its contents." Hamlin felt the flutter of the paper in his palm, and stood silent, clinging to it, as the other carelessly recrossed the room.

She was looking toward him, but he made no motion to unfold the missive, until his eyes, searching the chairs, had located Mrs.Dupont.