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was to meet him in Geneva, and
spend the weekend with him
somewhere on the Lake. Mean
while, early that morning, Albert,
who was to meet me in Geneva
that same afternoon, had fallen
into the hands of the Swiss police.
GARNER was dispatched post
haste to Berne, where he was
to tell me of the mishap. while
escorting me by train to Geneva.
There he was to deposit me at the
Hotel du Cygne, where was to
meet one of our important Swiss
agents, who would, under cover OF
darkness. take me across the
Lake to Thonon.
At the same time, GARNER had
to follow the trail of Madame
Gavrinus. who would presumably
take the train we did, overtake
her at her rendezvous in Geneva
and kidnap her.
Previously, he was to ring up
Won Mueller at the Beausejour in
Ouchy, as from Madame, and
change the place and hour OF
their rendezvous, from three in
the afternoon to nine in the eve.
ming and from the Quay in Gen.
eva to a small lakeside hotel in
Ouchy.
So far so good, but that Ounce
GARNER had somehow mixed up
the photographs he had been en-.
trusted with and had done every
thing wrong, had conducted Ma
dame Gavrinus to Geneva and kid
mapped me.
GAME is UP
"By now" the Chief concluded
YEARLY, that woman has com.
municated with Won Mueller
most likely he is himself in Cen
eva-they have our reports and
our operative. the game IS up,
thanks to that so-and-so for whom
shooting is too good"
Perhaps not quite so bad,
Chief" I opined. who was to
meet me? Ganeva1? Was to wait
for me from four o'clock on? Well,
that's all right-Ganeval knows
me quite well, in fact we are great
friends-he will have played for
time-we may trust him. What
noW?"
The Chief and I had somehow
! to retrieve Carriers blunder. In
short time we we're in a launch,
skimming the dark waters in a
straight course for Geneva. We
landed without mishap at the
main pier and raced to the Hotel
du Cygne.
The hall porter, who, I under
stood then, was one Of our own
men, enlightened us in few terSe
sentences.
The Chief patted the mans
shoulder gratefully: Good work,
Charles, /. shan't forget it," he
said.
Upstairs, in the luxurious little
suite which had been booked be-
forehand for GaneVal, a weird
sight met our eyes.
A small table, bearing the re-
mains of a meal, was drawn be-
fore the fire; several empty cham
payne bottles stood on the side
board; one, half full, still repoSed
in a silver bucket on the table;
Sprawling in an armchair, dis
heveled and flushed. was Ganeval,
who raised himself none too
steadily to his feet.
He gestured YEARLY toward the
slight figure of a woman, asleep
on the couch on the other side of
the fireplace, That woman" he
mumbled ma parole, mon
Colonel, but she can drink like a
fish-it took the better part Of
four bottles of fizz to knock her
out-now. I'm not feeling any too
we'll myself ="
The tension was overall was
well, thanks to the wits Ganeval
had displayed.
STRANGE PROCESSION
It was some hours later, that a
strange little procession, led by
Charles, crept into an unfrequented
alley first Charles, with a flash
light, then two men supporting the
limp form of a woman but half
awake and still dazed with wine,
then myself.
There was a cab awaiting us
which took us swiftly to a little
cove at the far bend Of the Quay, |
where Ganeval had moored his
petrol launch.
Dawn was just painting the sky
when we reached our own landing
stage at the Villa Victoria. Half |
conscious by now Madame Cav
rinuS was too frightened to give
much trouble.
Presently, she was safe in one of |
our guest rooms" pending her re-
moval to Paris and prison until
the end of hostilities," if not worse. |
Twenty-four hours later, I was
back in Berne and it was my pleas
ant duty to spread discreet gossip |
anent the mysterious disappear
ance Of Madame Gavrinus.
The innuendoeS and half-truthS
circulated somehow queered Won
Mueller's pitch, as he was sus-
pected of having done away" with
her. Soon, that part of the Ger
man service was suffering reversalS
and becoming woefully disrupted.
Madame Gavrinus, intent on saw
ing her skin, had spoken freely and
to the point.
THE END