“That’s all that can be done.”
“Let’s forget it. It’s my problem, and I can only wait for further developments. In the meantime, your companionship is a real inspiration. I mean that, sincerely.”
* * *
At five o’clock, Harry remembered that he had left his bag in the village five miles away. He left in his coupe, and covered the distance rapidly. Then he started back, but turned off a side road into the woods.
Here, in a spot well away from observation, he set up his wireless, and sent a message, telling what he had accomplished.
A reply came shortly afterward.
Send reports by mail. In case of emergency, establish wireless communication. Call Fellows by long distance in case of extreme necessity. Meanwhile, listen for advice from WGG, three o’clock; WNX, six o’clock, and nine o’clock.
Harry was back at Blair Windsor’s in time for dinner at six thirty. After dinner, the men sat down to a game of cards.
Despite the fact that they all appeared to be wealthy, the stakes were low. Blair Windsor explained the circumstances.
“Many friends visit me,” he said to Vincent. “Some of them do not have a great deal of money. We play for the enjoyment of the game itself. Any who do not care to indulge are not compelled to do so.”