"Shouldn't wonder, sir," agreed Mapperley. "And as you say—the police——"
"Come back to Goldmark," said Hetherwick.
Going lower down the street and retreating into the shelter of a doorway, the three men held a rapid consultation, suddenly interrupted by an exclamation from the Jew, who still kept his eyes on the house:
"Th'elp me if the woman ain't leavin' that houth!" he said. "Thee! the—thee ith! Lockin' the door behind her, too! Goin' up the thtreet!"
Hetherwick looked and saw, and pushed Goldmark out of the doorway.
"Follow!" he said. "And for God's sake, don't miss her!"
CHAPTER XXIV
THE HOUSE IN THE YARD
The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.