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To be per fectly honest, I went to the for ester's cottage because I believed he was there. I didn't need you, you know’. I always knew of this i room.” “You seem to need me now.” “Quite,” said Pharaoh, “quite. But that’s because your brother has gone. As a host—well, his hos pitality left nothing to be desired. I find yon more exacting. Never mind. About Mr. Spencer. You know I did give him a chance. I actually wrote him a note, containing some good advice.” “People like Mr. Spencer don’t take any notice of threats. He has spoiled your game—and he isn't dead yet.” "I assure you,” said Pharaoh, “it’s only a matter of tiftie.” A gust of passion suddenly shook his accents. “If he goes to Tibet, I’ll get him." The gust died down and he laughed. “Stupid,” he murmured. “Let's say I don’t like his face.” “You don’t like him because you fear him.” “He may prove Inconvenient. Un abated nuisances sometimes do.” “It isn’t his tongue that you fear. You fear his hand.” “But you don't, do you?" flashed Pharaoh. "It's astonishing how you've fallen for that young calf.” I could just distinguish the man, but the resolute beam from the torch went far to distract my eye. I could make out that he was stand ing beside a chair, about six paces from Dewdrop, close to the wall. There w?as furniture standing be tween us, a massive writing table against which Dewdrop was lean ing, holding the torch. For fear of missing my man, I dared not fire upon him from where I stood. Reach him I could not, without crossing the beam of the torch. “I told you I had no scruples.” The voice was cold and harsh as the Vardar wdnd. "Am I to dem onstrate this?” Helena shrugged her shoulders. “That’s a matter for you—not me. I find It sufficiently obvious, but perhaps you like gilding your most refined gold.” "I have two questions to ask you. You know what they are. To obtain the accurate answers I am ready to go all lengths. Not a long way. All lengths.” “I believe you," said Helena calm ly. "The trouble is you’ve got as far as you can.” ‘ Let us see. Your brother was a mine of information, as you may believe. Amongst other things, he told me the following curious fact. When a son or a daughter of Yoriek is ten years old, a leopard, the badge of Yoriek, is tattooed upon their skin. . . . Is—is that true, Lady Helena?” Helena moistened her lips. “Yes.” “He said—it may not be true, but he said they were always tatooed be neath the left breast. ... In your case, I think an expert was brought from Japan. It was thought, very properly, if 1 may say so, that so exquisite 'a canvas deserved a master’s brush. . . . May we . . . see his handiwork, please?” Helena sat as though stricken— turned into stone. Pharaoh proceeded mercilessly. ‘‘If you would like assistance, you’ve only to say the word. We’re none of us lady's maids, but Rush has the reputation of being a lady’s man.” The sweat was running on my temples. As I tried to measure my dis tance, 1 found that I could not see, for my eyes had been fixed on Hel ena and now could not pierce the darkness which veiled the rest of the room. And then I heard Rush mov ing. . . . Had the fellow moved forward, that must have been the end of this tale. But he only passed behind me, to stand between me and Dewdrop —I suppose to be nearer his mas ter .. . tho suddenly favored court ier approaching the steps of the throne. That the end was fast approach ing was very plain. Any moment now I should have to send my mask flying. First Pharaoh. ... I would strike down the torch and hurl ray self at the monster before he had time to think. First Pharaoh, and then his fellows. But for the thought of his fellows. I could not have stood my ground. But if I should not survive Pharaoh. . . . My heart that had been smoking seemed suddenly cold. Kush had the reputation of being a lady’s man. Helena was trembling. A little hand went up to cover her eyes. “I’ll make you an offer. I nearly made it Just now. If you’ll go now, I'll show you the secret way. To morrow night I'll meet you with five thousand pounds in gold. And after that I'll pay you five thousand a year—for every year that you let Mr. Spencer live." It was clear that a child was speaking, a terrified child. Offer, promise, figures were things gro tesque. Her suggestion was below comment. But Pharaoh had his foot in the opening, quick as a flash. “That’s better,” he said. "Much better. You’ve gone, shall we say, a long way. But I’m sure Mr. Spen cer's worth ten thousand a year." The man was playing with her— playing the fish he had hooked. Helena’s voice wns shaking. "I’ve no right to give any more. The money's not mine. That’s more than I ought to take for my person al use." It was awful to hear such naivete Issue from Helena’s lips. “I am not concerned with your right. To insure Mr. Spencer’s life will cost you ten thousand down and ten thousand a year.” Her palms clapped fast to her eyes, Helena threw back her head. “All right,” she said. “I'll pay it." The words seemed torn from her throat. "One thing more,” said Pharaoh. “It will not be convenient to meet you tomorrow night. I take the “The Trouble Is You’ve Got as Far as You Can." first premium now. Show me that cellar, or strip. I don’t care which you do, for I guess you can open It naked as well as clothed.” I think a full minute went by be fore Helena moved. Then very slowly she rose and turned to the right. Then her hand went up to a sconce, laid hold of the bracket and pulled it down. I heard no sound, but a panel be low the sconce moved, and, when she turned, I saw the shape of a door which was standing ajar. So Helena severed one of the threads by which her life, was hang ing. Slowly slie returned to the bench. As she took her seat, Pharaoh rapped out on order. ‘‘Put a light on the lady, Bugle.” I think my heart stood still; but I had a torch and the wit to do as he said. “Rush and Bugle stand fast: Dewdrop with me." He crossed to the gaping panel, with Dewdrop directly behind him, lighting his steps. As he pulled open the door, I saw the stonework beyond. T stood waiting for their footfalls to fade. My moment had come. Rush was speaking and wagging his dreadful head. "Sheba’s the goods,” he murmured. "Look at that mouth. Here, I’m goin’ to ’ave a close-up. Gimme that—torch.” Between us we bungled the busi ness, and the torch fell down and went out. I let him grope and find it. As he stood up, grunting, I took him fast by the throat and drove my knife into his heart. He gave one frightful convul sion. And then I knew he was dead. . . . I got to my knees and sought for the torch. When I had found It, I switched it on to the bench. This was empty. I turned the beam on to myself. “Helena,’* I said, "It’s ail right. I’ve done the swine In." She did not answer, so I got to my feet and threw the beam round the room. She must be there some where. And then all at once I knew where Helena was. She had fled for the stalrcase tnrret when Rush and I, between us, had dropped the torch. Rush had locked the door of the hall, not the door of the secret room. I took a step toward this—and stopped In my tracks. The doorway by which I had en tered had disappeared. • •••••• Helena was safe—for the moment. So much I saw. (As a matter of fact, she was saved; but at that time I did not know that no one within the room could open the door she had shut.) And Rush wns dead, and Pharaoh and Dewdrop knew nothing of what had occurred. Tn the twinkling of an eye my posi tion had been reversed, if I could not make an end of the two, I de served to be shot. 1 stepped to the rut through which Pharaoh nnd Dewdrop had passed. As I had supposed, this gave to a winding stair—no doubt of a con siderable depth, for though I strained my ears. 1 could hear noth ing at all. Determined to leave nothing to chance, I proceeded to lay my am bush with infinite care. Pharaoh must find nothing wrong —until too late. To all appearance the room must be as he had left It. The bench, however, could be seen from the head of the winding stair. I must therefore suggest to Pharaoh that his captive had merely moved. This was easy enough. Next to the bench stood the fireplace, which jutted Into the room. On the other side of this was a chair with Its hack to the wall. If my torch were trained upon this. Pharaoh would receive the Impression that his cap tive had changed her seat, for the chair wns masked by the fireplace and could not be seen from the cut. The only question was how to sup port the torch. For a moment I stood thinking. Then I perceived that, unless I were to flout reason, this office must devolve upon Rush. Anyone leaving the stair with a torch in his hand would be almost sure to Illumine the opposite side of the room. The corpse must there fore be moved in any event. And if I could gird it into the semblance of life. . . . In two or three minutes the gris ly business was done, and Rush was seated upright in a high-backed chair, with an arm along one of the chairs and the torch In his hand. Ills belt and mine and some cord 1 found in his pocket had done the trick. His head had proved trou blesome, but I took a stick from the grate, buttoned this into his waistcoat and propped It like that. The effect was hideous, for the corpse was poking Its head. But that was beside the point. At the first blush, not even the man’s .own mother would even have known he was dead. Here I should say that, before I had set Rush up, I had taken away his pistol and Helena's master key. Once again I took care to listen at the head of the winding steps —and heard no sound. To pick my own position was easy enough. I had only to take ray stand behind the panel-door that belonged to the cut. This was wide enough to conceal me. I decided to use a pistol, for the bullet wTas swift and sure and at quarters so close I could not pos sibly miss. For all that, I took the knife, too. And then at last I was ready, with the knife at my hip and a pistol In either hand. . . . I had to wait full five minutes before I heard a sigh on the wind ing stair. The sigh grew to a murmur, and the murmur into that unmistakable sound—the regular scuffling of feet that are mounting a flight of stone steps. The footfalls were hasty. The two were mounting apace. Why this was 1 could not imag ine. Why should they run? The stars were fighting against them. But for their haste, I should not have heard them so soon. The rapid, regular shuffle began to grow clear. . , . Unless they were moving as one. the shoes of one of the two were rubber-soled, for only one set of of footfalls came to my ears. In that case— And then I saw the glow of a torch. Two steps more, and I heard their heavy breathing. , . , The stars against them? All the company of heaven had ranged It self on my side. The two would be spent and breathless. . . . Dewdrop began to speak before he had entered the room. “Bugle an’ Ruth to go down. Pha raoh thayth—’* As he stepped through the cut and I fired, I saw my mistake. Dewdrop would lisp no more, but the deafening roar of my pistol had carried a message to Pharaoh which not even a child could mis read. I could have done myself violence. Pharaoh was more than warned. My shot, being fired when it was, had reported the ugly news that Dewdrop was dead. The fact that no one came down would confirm | this report. And no one could have killed Dewdrop, unless he had first made an end of Bugle and Hush. The truth was In Pharaoh's hands. He knew as well as did I that someone was in the chamber, waiting to take his life. As I say, I could have done myself violence. I was here to play the knnve, and instead I was playing the fool. I am bound to confess that I cannot defend my annoyance at finding that 1 must fight Pharaoh instead of playing the butcher ns I had already done. I can only say that at that time I had no fear for myself: but since I knew very well that the man was as swift and as cunning as 1 was slow, I was full of apprehension lest he should es cape. The bnre thought of such an outcome made the sweat start on my brow. Live—after what he had done? Live—to walk out of that room and do It again? I pulled myself together, slid my pistols into my pockets and set about hoisting Dewdrop out of my way. CHAPTER XI □ Helena. OW by firing, na I had, upon I>ew drop, 1 had cast away the element of surprise: but that was not all the mischief that I had done, for the roar of the heavy pistol had made me completely deaf. When I had fired in the forest, so savage was the report that four or five minutes went by before my full hearing came hack: but here, within such four walls, the shock of the violent explosion had ap palled the drums of my ears. To listen for Pharaoh's coming was. therefore, but waste of time, and, since he might arrive at any moment, I made my preparations as swiftly ns ever I could. These were simple—there was not much I could do. The chair on which Kush was seated I slewed to the left, so that the beam of his torch fell full on the cut in the wall. I then took Pewdrop’s torch and studied the room, marking the furniture well in case I must move In the dnrk. Then I slid the torch into my pocket and lay down behind the great table of which I have spoken before. This was a pedestal table of carved, gray oak. Between the two pedestals there was a knee-hole or archway three feet wide by some twenty-six inches high. Looking through this, I directly commanded the cut, while the pedestal offered good cover on either hand. I ventured to settle myself with the greatest care, for I knew that if I possibly could I must kill my man before he had entered the room: if Pharaoh could contrive to come in, the advantage I presently held would be utterly lost, for, though we should, In a sense, be fighting on even terms, Pharaoh was an export at murder, but I was no more than a resolute ama teur. Since the cut was so narrow, the gauntlet he had to run was ex tremely strict and, unless my pistol misfired, I did not see how he could do It nnd save his life. So I lay very still from force of habit straining my useless ears with my pistol-hand on the plinth of the pedestal table nnd my eyes on the cut that was waiting to frnme my dead. After a little, I found myself thinking how soft the carpet was. . . . I do not know how long I wait ed, but the first Intimation I had of Pharaoh’s approach was the sud den roar of his pistol ns lie fired at and shattered the torch. I fear this tale Is a record of bad mistakes, but when I was lay ing my ambush I made the lvorst of them all. I have no excuse to offer. I think a child would have seen that he must so place the torch that, while It illuminated the cut. It could not Itself be seen from the head of the winding stair. He that ns It may, the horrid shock nnd the darkness took me aback, and when I fired at the cut, I fired an instant too late. Pha raoh’s answer came swift ns n flash, and his bullet went through m.v knee hole, to lodge In the wall be yond. And then—silence. We were both of us deafened, of course; and, remembering that, I at least had the sense to move. An Instant later I was standing behind Kush's chair. And then for the first time that night I felt the stab of something I knew to be fear. 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