"My brother is waiting," explained Lincoln. "He is alone in the

They ascended a lift, passed along a narrow passage, crossed a

of some one person detached itself from the other sounds and drew

everything was still again.

of some one person detached itself from the other sounds and drew

They ascended a lift, passed along a narrow passage, crossed a

Graham made a brief explanation.

telling them _there_--or he would have come to you."

His attention was arrested by a sound that began abruptly. It was

disc.

There Lincoln left Graham for a space, and he remained alone without

doubted--and things are very urgent still in spite of what we are

near, firm, evenly measured steps

comparatively little room, whose only furniture was a long settee and a

understanding the shifting smoky shapes that drove slowly across this

great hall, empty save for two hurrying messengers, and entered a

understanding the shifting smoky shapes that drove slowly across this

disc.

Presently came voices, footsteps and movement without. The footsteps

Presently came voices, footsteps and movement without. The footsteps

a noise of hurrying steps and a melodious clinking as if a loose chain

is Ostrog!" he heard her say. A little bell rang fitfully, and then

roaring exultation. This ended as sharply as it had begun, like a sound

near, firm, evenly measured steps

doubted--and things are very urgent still in spite of what we are

heard between the opening and shutting of a door. In the outer room was

is Ostrog!" he heard her say. A little bell rang fitfully, and then

They ascended a lift, passed along a narrow passage, crossed a

telling them _there_--or he would have come to you."