THE PURSUIT OF GARAY Robert paused a few moments in the hall.

Sounds of voices came from the dining room, showing that the supper was still in progress.

He thought of going back there to listen to the talk, but he reflected that the time for youth at the table had passed.

They were in their secrets now, and he strolled toward the large room that contained the chest of drawers.
A dim light from an unshuttered window shone into the apartment and it was in his mind to wait there for Tayoga, but he stopped suddenly at the door and stared in astonishment.

A shadow was moving in the room, thin, impalpable and noiseless, but it had all the seeming of a man.