Sinclair was dumfounded at the information. Already his faith in Van der Wyck had received a rude shock when he had a suspicion that Van der Wyck and the train robber were one and the same person. Nevertheless, he was reluctant to believe that the Afrikander had "sold him a dog."
Placing the rifle he was carrying in the crook of his left arm, Colin produced the swastika which he had worn round his neck since the day on which he had had it given him.
"What do you make of this, sir?" he asked.
Colonel Narfield stopped, set down his pile of blankets, and examined the barbaric-looking jewel.
"By Jove, Colin!" he exclaimed after a brief scrutiny. "Where on earth did you pick this up?"
CHAPTER XIV
BY VIRTUE OF THE TALISMAN
It was Tiny Desmond who answered the question.
"Van der Wyck gave it to Colin for a sort of keepsake, sir."