"Cæcelia K——."
"I am Miss Zoë."
"Oh! I know you," the Inspector said with a smile; "be kind enough to take off your dark locks, and you will be Cæcelia K——. I arrest you in the name of the law."
"Good heavens!" she stammered, "Lajos has betrayed me."
"You are mistaken, Madame," the Inspector replied; "he has merely done his duty."
"What? Lajos . . . my lover?"
"No, Lajos, the detective."
Cæcelia got out of bed, and the next moment she sank fainting onto the floor.