“Not the least,” said Winch. “If you think you’ll not be over-long I’ll wait for you in the rotunda, Norman.”
“We’ll not be long, Martin,” he was assured by Gildersleeve.
IV
“There are two loose ends out at those camps I want to have cleared up right away,” briskly opened Gildersleeve when the door closed behind Winch. “The one is what the North Star has hidden up in the Cup of Nannabijou, and the other is the purpose of that girl staying out on Amethyst Island.”
Hammond started. “You mean Miss Stone?”
“Yes. The fact that you got on intimate terms with her should be a very valuable asset to us. I suppose you’ve guessed that Stubbs was the one who so cleverly brought about your meeting with her?”
“No, I had not guessed it.”
“H’m—well! Let’s get to the point, Mr. Hammond: What all did you find out from her?”
“Please be a little more explicit, Mr. Gildersleeve: Just what are you driving at?”
“I’m sorry. I may not have made myself quite clear. Just what is her little part in the mystery out at the limits?”