The Double Traitor

g greetings with such of the members as were disposed to find time for social amenities. A smartly-dressed woman of dark complexion and slightly foreign ap

gain!" she murmured. "It

ise it myself," he replied.

a month, did you? It can scarcely be more than that since you l

te no

some unexpected leave, which I haven't the sligh

ve with Berlin," the la

enedek,

omplete candour wa

d. "When I dislike a place or a person, every one knows it

is side smiled

rmured, "you may

to have brought a fresh set of people here. Who is the tall, thin young man

e told him. "Captain

d of y

d at him

do yo

You were lunching with him in the Carlton Grill.

. "There are other men in the c

is attention seemed to be abstracted. He looked often towards where Mrs. Benedek sat. Ther

ate regretted, "through being o

or ins

being one of tho

lenge. She leaned a little closer and whispere

r to-morrow?" h

ed. "You may telephone-370

ber. Then he put his pock

ating that poor sailor-

ed, "he bores me. He is

Berlin and you

take to me. Between ourselves-I shouldn't like another soul in th

with the Prince," she m

fened a

do you kn

wn of annoyance clouded her face. S

d. "They tell me of everything. I have a friend

ncidence!"

selected a fr

at the same table, and he is here for such a short time that one tries to be kind. It is in

be Baring who cut out, and he and Norgate dr

once," Norgate reminded

on, commanding the L

omewhere before," was t

Diplomatic Serv

men settled down to exchange confidences over a whisky an

or-for some of the people here, I'd never come inside the doors.

I rather agree with you. How wonderfully

is admiring eyes

rtest woman in Lon

she English?"

talian, and German, I b

Benedek the pa

Norgate assented. "Wh

dmiralty," Baring explained. "We are examining the pl

anything naval,"

inued apologetically. "We've just got a lot of fresh regulat

," Norgate remarked. "They all say that the G

g gri

"That's the only drawback of having so strong a na

n do to keep up, judgin

Norgate

ust home f

Berlin, or rather I have been," he repli

ring enquired eagerly. "You really th

sed. "It probably won't commence at sea, but you

he room. There was a

n drifting any way now. The Services are all right when there's a bit of a scrap going sometimes, but there's a nasty sort of feeling of dry rot about them, whe

sured him. "Did you say you w

ng n

confided. "There's no harm in

dummy for the moment,

I like the expression you have brought b

ct diplomatic air?" he asked. "I can assure you t

ve. You seem as though you had found some problem in life so we

It was indeed an unexpected appearance, this! Dressed with a perfect regard to the latest London fashion, with his ha