“Now, boys!� she whispered. “Work quickly. I will go ahead and see if the corridor is clear, and have my door[Pg 24] half open. Stand at the door, Kennedy, and watch me. When you see me get to my room, I’ll hold up my hand.�
“I get you!�
“That will mean ‘All right!’ You and Groton pick up your man then and bring him along, just as you did Mrs. van Dietrich. Now! Careful!�
She skimmed lightly along the corridor, and directly afterward the two sailors followed, carrying between them the unconscious form of Lord Vinton.
Giving a signal to the two men still in the boat, Kennedy superintended the tying of the silken rope under Vinton’s arms, and the three of them lifted him over the window sill and let him dangle.
“Ready below?� questioned Kennedy softly.
“Ready! Let him come!�
Down went his lordship, who was laid in the bottom of the boat, while Kennedy turned to the baroness.
“Anything more, mademoiselle?�
“Not at present.�