“I cannot tell,” Huntley answered. “All I know is that I have done pretty well the last two years, and I am not inclined to figure in the police courts. If the thing blows over, I’ll be back in a few weeks. Every paper of importance has been destroyed. I believe that you and Madame are perfectly safe. At the same time, take my tip. Go slow! I’m off. I’ve only a minute for the boat.”
Saton laid down the receiver on the instrument.
“If it must be,” he said, turning to Rachael, “I will go down to Blackbird’s Nest to-morrow.”
CHAPTER XX
FIRST BLOOD
Lois came walking down the green path that led to the wood, her head a little tilted back to watch the delicate tracery of the green leaves against the sky, her thoughts apparently far away. Suddenly she came to a standstill, the color rushed into her cheeks, her eyes danced with pleasure. Saton had come suddenly round the corner, and was already within a few feet of her.
“You?” she exclaimed. “Really you? I had no idea that you had left London.”
He smiled as he took her hands.