Lola was there—in that house!
CHAPTER XVIII DONE IN THE NIGHT
I heard the stranger's voice call—
"Lola! Lola! Come here. We want you."
I heard her rather impatient reply, and then, a few moments later, she descended the stairs and entered the room where the gang had been discussing me.
Some quick words in French were exchanged. Then I heard her cry—
"I tell you, I refuse!"
A man's voice protested.
"No, You shall not!" she declared in a loud, defiant voice. "If you do, then the police shall know!"