11/33 As for Mr.Harley and Senator Hanway, Richard would have them released without loss; they were to be restored, plack and bawbee, to what had been theirs on that tumultuous Wednesday when the osprey pool made its initial swoop. "My wife"-- he said "my wife" with a dignity that was visible--"and I will be then on our way to the Mediterranean. Present yourself as the only one in the affair, please; my name is a cat that I don't want let out of the bag." "And now, my romantic young friend," remarked Mr.Bayard, "you forget Storri. What shall I do with the half-million taken from him ?" "Give one-half to Inspector Val; and with the other purchase an annuity for a gentleman named Sands. |