"He told me to trust you, and do what you told me to do. He said Anna, my maid, had been arrested."
"Who is he?" asked Guild grimly.
"Do you mean Mr. Grätz?"
"Yes; who is Mr. Grätz?"
"Don't you know him?" she said, astonished.
"I have never laid eyes on him. Your father recommended to me the Edmeston Agency and mentioned the name of a Louis Grätz who might be of use to me. That is all I know."
"My—father—you say?"
"Certainly, General Baron von Reiter."
"Oh!... Then it must be quite all right. Only—I don't understand about my maid——"