For answer, the man behind the bars clenched his teeth and nodded in the affirmative.
Chapter Thirty Five.
The Captain is Outspoken.
“But tell me,” cried Mary, utterly amazed at the unhappy man’s startling allegations, “do you actually declare that Dubard and Mr Macbean have conspired in order to throw the opprobrium upon you?”
“I do,” he answered in a low, hard tone. “I am convinced of it. Macbean is an Englishman living in London—secretary to an English deputy named Morgan-Mason.”
“He is a friend of mine,” she remarked quietly. “I know him quite well.”
“Then do not trust him,” Solaro urged. “He is the—” But he hesitated, as though fearing to make any direct charge against one who was her friend.
“The what?” she inquired eagerly.