The Dark Star

He said: "I hadn't thought myself in any danger whatever. Is there any reason

for me to expect further trouble?"

Rue raised her troubled eyes: "Has it occurred to you that they might think you capable of

redrawing parts of the stolen plans from memory?"

"It had never occurred to me," he admitted, surprised. "But I believe

I could remember a little about one or two of the more general maps."

"The Princess means to ask you, tomorrow, to draw for her what you can

remember. And that made me think about you now--whether the others

might not suspect you capable of remembering enough to do them

harm.... And so--do you think it prudent to go out tonight?"

"Yes," he replied, quite sincerely, "it is all right. You see I know

Paris very well."

She did not look convinced, but Sengoun came up and she bade them both

good night and went away with the Princess Mistchenka.

As, arm in arm, the two young men sauntered around the corner of the

rue Soleil d'Or, two men who had been sitting on a marble bench beside

the sun-dial fountain rose and strolled after them.