“Yes,” replied Arlette. “Are there any further orders?”
“None.”
“Then I shall go.”
“Wait!” — Prokop spoke commandingly. “There is something I wish to tell you.”
A puzzled expression appeared upon the girl’s face.
“Arlette,” said Prokop, in a low voice. “there is no reason why you should be content with being a mere worker for our cause. I have a plan by which you can be much more important.”
The girl shrugged her shoulders.
“I am perfectly content,” she said.
“Perhaps,” replied Prokop, in soft, insinuating tones, “but that is because you do not look to the future.
“I have power. My position is important. If you will follow my suggestions, you will gain anything you desire.”