Part 62 (1/2)

”Then there is so, of course,” Violet continued ”My dear Peter, you ma to other people To me you have the most expressive countenance I ever saw You have had a cable which you have just transcribed If I had been a few minutes later, I think you would have torn up the result As it is, I think I have corimly but fondly He uncovered the sheet of paper and placed it in her hands

”So far,” he said, ”there isn'twith a Major Kosuth, as one of the leaders of the revolution in Turkey I wired Paris and this is the reply”

She read the htfully and handed it back Peter lit aover the fireplace calreat sum of money,” Violet remarked ”Why could not Kosuth borrow it for his country froe suly large sum for any one, even a ather, wants it at once Besides, considerations which overnment, are no security at all as applied to a private individual”

She nodded

”Do you think that Kosuthtreaty and borrow from Germany?”

Peter shook his head

”I can't quite believe that,” he said ”It wouldof diplomatic relations with both countries It is out of the question”

”Then where does Bernadine come in?”

”I do not know,” Peter answered

Violet laughed

”What is it that you are going to try and find out?” she asked

”I a to discover who it is that Bernadine and Kosuth are waiting to see,” Peter replied ”The worst of it is, I daren't leave here I shall have to trust to the others”

She glanced at the clock

”Well, go and dress,” she said ”I'm afraid I've a little of your blood inwhen Bernadine is on the scene”

The shooting party broke up two days later and Peter and his wife returned at once to town The for his arrival disappointing Bernadine and his guest were not in London, or if they were they had carefully avoided all the usual haunts

Peter read his reports over again, sar alone in his study, and finally drove down to the city and called upon his stockbroker, as also a personal friend Things were flat in the city, and the latter was glad enough to welco the usual market shop until his visitor stopped him

”I have co,”

Peter declared, ”although it may mean that I shall need to sell a lot of stock Can you tell me of any private financier who could raise a loan of a million pounds in cash within the course of a week?”

The stockbroker looked dubious

”In cash,” he repeated ”Money isn't raised that way, you know I doubt whether there are many men in the whole city of London who could put up such an amount with only a week's notice”

”But there must be some one,” Peter persisted ”Think! It would probably be a firlish I don't think the Jeould touch it, and a German citizen would be impossible”