miss, and let's have a look at you!\"
She coolly lifted it, and faced him out with a dry smile. Mr. Punch went staggering back.
\"Rosika Storey!\" he gasped. \"Oh, my God! The detective!\"
For a moment there was complete silence in the room. Mme. Storey's beauty and her contemptuous assurance laid a spell on them. In her superb black gown she looked the queen. They stared at her open-mouthed. Nobody moved.
Then Mr. Punch began
miss, and let's have a look at you!\"
She coolly lifted it, and faced him out with a dry smile. Mr. Punch went staggering back.
\"Rosika Storey!\" he gasped. \"Oh, my God! The detective!\"
For a moment there was complete silence in the room. Mme. Storey's beauty and her contemptuous assurance laid a spell on them. In her superb black gown she looked the queen. They stared at her open-mouthed. Nobody moved.
Then Mr. Punch began
