lying on the bureau that she pounced on with the light of triumph in her eye. \"If we get out alive we'll hang him with this!\" she cried, and thrust the ball in the pocket of her skirt.
I could make nothing of this at the moment. A sudden thought had caused my heart to sink like a stone.
\"If it's his room he has the key in his pocket!\" I gasped.
Mme. Storey's eyes flashed around the room, searching. She snatched up a stick-pin from the bureau,
lying on the bureau that she pounced on with the light of triumph in her eye. \"If we get out alive we'll hang him with this!\" she cried, and thrust the ball in the pocket of her skirt.
I could make nothing of this at the moment. A sudden thought had caused my heart to sink like a stone.
\"If it's his room he has the key in his pocket!\" I gasped.
Mme. Storey's eyes flashed around the room, searching. She snatched up a stick-pin from the bureau,
