aid Tom.

Alan smiled; Tom was after the money again.

"I have no doubt she will be recompensed for what she has gone
through," he said.

Eve sent for Jane to come to Trent Park and persuaded her to tell Alan
what she knew. This she was willing to do; Alan was different from her
father, he was a soldier and had a right to know.

Jane stated that Carl Meason had signaled to the raiders from his motor
car. She had no doubt about it; he did so when they left Margate. She
was sure of it now although at the time he gave a plausible explanation
as to why he showed two such large bright lights. She knew the
Zeppelins were guided by the signals he flashed; when she found out she
was frightened but later on after a quarrel she taxed him with it.
Carl was in a terrible rage, she thought he would have struck her. His
threats daunted her for a time and she kept quiet, but when she read
about the murderous bombs and destruction of innocent lives she
determined to disclose all she knew at the proper time.

Alan and Eve listened to her story. They had no doubt as to its truth.
Carl Meason must be caught. Had she any idea where he was? She had
not but expected he would seek her out at the cottage. She had left
him a note in which she said she was going home and would never live
with him again. She handed Alan a document she had taken from his case
before she left. It clearly implicated him; there was no doubt he had
been in the pay of the enemy for months, that he had mapped out raids
for them, organized a system of spying in England.

"This is sufficient to condemn him," said Alan. "You really think he
will dare to seek you here?"

Jane said she felt sure of it.

"Then we'll watch for him. He shall not escape," said Alan, but he was
doubtful if Carl Meason would run his head into a hornets' nest.

CHAPTER XXIX

A SPLASH IN THE DARK

Carl Meason was angry because Jane left him, but he did not think she
would betray him. He was well paid for his villainy: large remittances
reached him by a round-about route. He was flush of money. He was
lost without Jane. She appealed to him. He did not love her but he
wanted her; she was his and he meant to get her back.

There would not be much risk in going to Trent Park, he thought. He
had warned her he would be dangerous if she gave him away, that she
would come to harm; she seemed frightened by his threats. It was not
likely she would brave them.

He und