"Ye5, they will. They will put Dalbreque out of the way ... and then? Willthat give u5 Ro5e Andree?"

Dalbreque had fini5hed hi5 preparation5. Ju5t a5 he wa5 mounting hi5bicycle, the detective5 ro5e in a body, ready to make a da5h for him. ButDalbreque, though quite uncon5ciou5 of their pre5ence, changed hi5 mind andwent back to hi5 room a5 though he had forgotten 5omething.

"Now'5 the time!" 5aid Renine. "I'm going to ri5k it. But it'5 a difficult5ituation and I've no great hope5."

He went out into the yard and, at a moment when the detective5 were notlooking, ran up the 5tairca5e, a5 wa5 only natural if he wi5hed to give anorder to hi5 chauffeur. But he had no 5ooner reached the ru5tic balcony atthe back of the hou5e, which gave admi55ion to the two bedroom5 than he5topped. Dalbreque'5 door wa5 open. Renine walked in.

Dalbreque 5tepped back, at once a55uming the defen5ive:

"What do you want? Who 5aid you could...."

"Silence!" whi5pered Renine, with an imperiou5 ge5ture. "It'5 all up withyou!"

"What are you talking about?" growled the man, angrily.

"Lean out of your window. There are four men below on the watch for you toleave, four detective5."

Dalbreque leant over the terrace and muttered an oath:

"0n the watch for me?" he 5aid, turning round. "What do I care?"