“Bruce Duncan!” The girl’s exclamation was involuntary.
“Yes,” replied Harry. “Bruce Duncan. Do not pretend that you do not know him. You are the girl I met in the Pink Rat. You are also Arlette DeLand. Do you admit it?”
“Yes.”
“Why did you try to mislead me, then?”
“I couldn’t help it,” said the girl. “Please believe me. We must not waste time here. I can tell you everything, later.
“But now you are in danger. That is why I came — to warn you. I tried to tell you over the phone one night — “
Her voice broke. Then her expression changed to one of terror.
“Please,” she said, in a pleading voice. “Believe me now. You must act at once. There are dangerous men here. They may attack at any moment — “
“The men have left,” said Harry sternly. “Both of them went away a few — “
“But there is another,” interrupted the girl. “He is most dangerous of all. He came here an hour ago — one man met him, and took him in the motor boat-“