The Red Menace

by Grant Maxwell

Arlette nodded again. The Red Envoy made another bow.

“You may go,” he said.

Arlette walked slowly toward the door.

The sudden interruption had left her dazed. She had really believed Prokop when he had told her that he was the controlling power of the organization. The appearance of the Red Envoy had startled and amazed her.

When the girl had gone, the Red Envoy turned to Prokop. He made no reference to the incident which he had just interrupted. He spoke as though it had all been forgotten.

“Give me your report,” said the Red Envoy.

CHAPTER XIV

HARRY RECEIVES A WARNING

HARRY VINCENT stopped at the desk in the lobby of the Hotel Metrolite, and received a letter which the clerk handed him. He went to a chair that was set against a pillar, and opened the envelope. The note was in code, from Claude Fellows:

Call at my office at three o’clock. Be careful. Some one may be following you. Make sure that your destination is not known.