“I think,” she added, “that they meant to take Carl Langer back with them on the sub.”
“But they didn’t,” Norma whispered.
“Lena has confessed,” Lieutenant Warren added.
“Con-confessed? Lena?” Norma’s heart sank.
“She was part of the spy ring, a very small part, and against her will. Her uncle drove her to it by terrible threats. She is a loyal American at heart. She has turned state’s witness. That will trap the real culprits and she, I think, will go free.”
“I’m glad,” Norma murmured. “And Rosa?” she asked after a moment’s reflection.
“Oh! Rosa? She’s a dear. Loyal all the way through.”
“I know. But she was in the plane with me!”
“Oh—yes, of course! She wasn’t thrown from the plane.
“We found her paddling about on a rubber raft, still searching for you.”