“Oh; you mean that she was bought off?�
“That is the possibility.�
“Then,� said Chick, “I would suggest that Miss Hunt be found without delay.�
“That is a duty that I have reserved for myself,� replied the detective.
“But what would be the object of it all?�
“To have a competent spy in the office of the man who must decide upon the credentials of the claimant, for one thing; to arrange for an easy method of getting a person into the Tombs and to the prisoner at the opportune moment for sending out an important message, for another.�
“I see. What are your conclusions, Nick?� It was Chick who asked the question.
“I don’t know that I have arrived at any conclusions; at least, definite ones.�
“What then?�
“I am only convinced of the determination of Madge Babbington to possess herself of those millions, and that she will stop at nothing to attain her ends.�