Evening star., 1938-07-17

must have gathered that they were moving.
1t seemed he did not care to risk another shot
III case he gave away his own position
Sinclair reached the big table, with Madeleine
close behind him, and his groping hand
touched the stool on which Dreux had sat-
Stemming his BREATH he listened There
wasn't the faintest sound now. If Dreux was
still in the room, he was not moving finger.
Then Sinclair caught the dim ticking of a
clock. 1t came from the table behind him, and
he remembered that small desk clock stood
beside the reading lamp. His hand closed over
it; and with sudden jerk, he flung it to the
opposite side of the room. The clock hit the
wall with smash and fell to the floor.
DreX's automatic crackled Two yards
from Sinclair, there was flash of light The
stool was already poised above his head; and
jumping forward he swung it down with all
his strength. There was grunt of agony, and
Sinclair heard the automatic drop. The next
moment he had grappled with Dreux, and they
went down together.
Madeleine turned up the light as they
twisted over on the floor. Dreux was heavily
n.
was fighting like a wildcat now. He wrenched
himself round and tried to drive his knee
into Sinclairs stomach. This failed, and he
relaxed with helpless groan. But it was a
ruse; for second later his hand shot out
towards the automatic, which lay just within
his reach. With all his might, Sinclair drove
his fist into the mans chin. Dreux's head
L. fz1k A.
beneath him go limp: there was no bluff this
time. Madeleine s1iatched up the gun, and
Sinclair slipped it into his pocket.
You aren't hmt?" she asked anMously.
That Apache trick with his knee made me
see red" He looked at his bruised knuckles.
Anyhow, we're taking no chances when he
wakes up" Sinclair whipped a few lengths of
cord from the next room round Dreuxs wrists
and ankles.
Better take him down to the cellar
Madeleine said. Its got thick door,"
Sinclair heaved up the limp heavy body;
when he returned to the wireless room he
found Madeleine Nelson closing the drawers
of desk. Got anything Interestingly
They're clever. these people, don't be-
lieve there's shred of evidence in this house
that can be used against any of Them
These any good?" He held out some let
tiers. Il thought I'd better empty Dreuxs
pockets. I've found the message was telling
you about - the order to Velsar to take the
Retriever north to Brest - He tore up the sheet
of paper tossed the pieces into the wastepaper
basket.
Madeleine was looking at the letters.
Nothing important here, she said. and then
she picked up an empty envelope. Hello,
what's thisv'
On the back of it were some notes In pencil,
and her eyes frightened Can these be the
dates when they've shipped arms from the
island? See, the last one is yesterday She
turned the envelope over The name on it was
the Comte de kalber, and the address was
Paris hotel.
The Comte de Kalber," she mumured,
and looked up. Il wonder if this is the name
I've been trying to find! The man who's been
supplying the arms to Jerome. It's what I've
been gasping to get hold Of Put this in your
pocket" She held out the envelope. The
police may want it :. . Anything WrOng?'
Sinclair was looking worried. How are
we going to get over to the mainland? It's
twenty odd miles,
I've thought of that. There's fishing
boat moored in the bay. We're going to borrow
it till tomorrow"
"Capital!' Sinclair laughed and put his