The man touched his hat.
"That's my name, miss."
"I am Daisy Strong, Mr. Cyril Paxton's promised wife." She seemed on a sudden to be fond of advertising the fact. "I am going to look for Mr. Paxton now. You may, if you choose, play the part of spy, and follow me; but let me tell you that if he comes to harm through you, or through any of your associates, there'll be trouble."
"I see, miss."
Mr. Hollier grinned, hurting, as it seemed, the lady's sense of dignity.
"I don't know what you see to smile at. A woman has given a man sufficient cause for tears before to-day. You may find, in your own case, that she will again."
CHAPTER XIII
[THE DETECTIVE AND THE LADY]
Mr. Ireland marched into Makell's Hotel as if he owned the building. He created a sensation in the office.
"You know me?"