“And you have the effrontery to say that after what you did to-night!”
“What I—what I—” A dazed look came into her face. “What I did to-night?”
“Yes, what you did to-night! Betrayed our plan, sold it to the Government!”
“Is that your only accusation?”
“God—is it not enough!”
She gave a cry of relief. “I swear to you I’m innocent,” she cried eagerly. “I swear to you I had nothing to do with to-night’s affair, except to warn you. I swear it!”
“Swear it—but I won’t believe you!”
“I’m not the spy who betrayed you!” she cried frantically. “I’m not, I tell you! I’m not!”
His fierce, hard face was unchanged. “And I tell you—you lie!”
There was a ring at the door. The reply to him died upon her lips. Her face went ashen.