"Where?"
"In the belfry, parbleu! And you and Steek shall come up the stairs and you shall wait in the dark, there where the keyboard is, and where you see all the wires leading upward. You shall listen attentively, and I will be on the landing above, among my[pg 339] bells. And when you hear me cry out to you, then you shall come running with pistols!"
"For heaven's sake——"
"Is it understood? Give me your word, Keed!"
"Sure!——"
"Allons! Assez!" she whispered excitedly. "Make prisoner any man you see there!—any man! You understand?"
"You bet!"
"Any man!" she repeated slowly, "even if he wears the same uniform you wear."
There was a silence. Then:
"By God!" said Glenn under his breath.