usiness goes t' show. I had a hunch that something was wrong, but
your Webb had such a kid face, th' hunch pulled for him. Well, if y'
ever see Mason again, what'll y' do?"

"I don't know. It's a tough proposition. Somehow or other, I want to
be quits with Mason. I want to wipe out those obligations. If I could
do that, the next time I saw him I'd hand him over."

"You're a sentimental duffer, Crawffy," said the artist, smiling.

"And I shouldn't love him at all if he wasn't," the wife defended.

"But this Webb affair doesn't add up right," said Killigrew morosely.

"There's th' hull game," declared Haggerty. "It's nothing but adding
an' subtracting, this gum-shoe work. Y've got t' keep at it till it
adds right. Y' don't realize, Mr. Crawford, how many times I almost
put my hand on your shoulder; but y' didn't add up right. I shan't go
at Webb like a load o' bricks. I'll nose around first. Take a peek
int' his belongings while you folks keep him busy downstairs. No
sapphires, no Thomas; I'll let it go at that. But how was this man
Jameson t' know anything about sapphires if they wasn't any?"

"I've known Kitty Killigrew ever since she was born," said Killigrew
dryly. "I've yet to see her make a mistake in sizing up a man. She
picks 'em out the way I do, right off the bat. The minute you dodder
about a man or a woman, there's sure to be something' to dodder about.
Good lord! you don't suppose he had a hand in these other burglaries?"

"Can't say 's I do," answered Haggerty, reaching for his lemonade.
"You wait. I'll have it all cleared up by midnight, 'r they'll be a
shake-up at Central t'-morrow. Something's going t' happen; feel it
like a sailor feels a storm when they ain't a cloud anywheres. Now,
let's see what y' know about auction pinochle, Mr. Killigrew. No use
moping."

The yacht dropped anchor off shore at five. The beach was deserted.
Doubtless the guests were catnapping or reading. At the Killigrew
villa one did as one pleased. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford were shown to
their rooms at once, and Haggerty prowled about the stables and garage.
Kitty knocked at Mrs. Crawford's door half an hour later.

Introductions were made at dinner. The Crawfords knew most of Kitty's
guests and so did Forbes, who was very much interested in Lord
Monckton. Here was a romance, if there was any truth at all in the
newspapers. What adventures here and there across the world before the
title fell to him