“Don’t overlook the trifles. They beat you before!�

“I’ll watch out for them!�

“And, Fay—â€�

“Y—es!â€�

“Don’t look for Saidee Isaacs. Go right to Number 4, Rose Crescent and turn the house off. You know how to do that!�

Fay was half through the doorway. Sir Richard made a signal for MacKeenon to draw back. The inspector’s face clouded as he caught the order. He peered around the edge of the chamfering. His eyes snapped like a wiry terrier’s as he heard the swift patter of footsteps on the pavement.

“He’s goon, mon!� he said. “Fay’s goon!�

“Good!� said Sir Richard.

CHAPTER IV
SAIDEE ISAACS

Chester Fay felt the grip of a London night as he dodged in and out of the neatly boxed trees that lined the street upon which was the quiet house of the Two Lions.