“Kretz,” said the special detective, “open the door.”

The German moved after the woman, and in a few moments they heard the great gate open and close.

“Well,” said Mr. Scanlon, with a long breath, “that’s all finished! And it seems to me,” nodding to Ashton-Kirk, affably, “it’s a pretty fair kind of a job.”

The Stories in this Series are:

ASHTON-KIRK, INVESTIGATOR

ASHTON-KIRK, CRIMINOLOGIST

SECRET AGENT (ASHTON-KIRK)

SPECIAL DETECTIVE (ASHTON-KIRK)

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.