One shudders to contemplate his torture as the
hours and the days go by and no news comes of Rita."
"Oh, my dear! you are making me cry!" exclaimed Mollie. "If only I
could do something to help. . . ."
Margaret was studying her closely, and now for the first time she
detected sincere emotion in Mollie's voice--and unforced tears in her
eyes. Hope was reborn.
"Perhaps you can," she continued, speaking gently. "You knew all
Rita's friends and all Sir Lucien's. You must have met the woman
called Mrs. Sin?"
"Mrs. Sin," whispered Mollie, staring in a frightened way so that the
pupils of her eyes slowly enlarged. "What about Mrs. Sin?"
"Well, you see, they seem to think that through Mrs. Sin they will be
able to trace Kazmah; and wherever Kazmah is one would expect to find
poor Rita."
Mollie lowered her head for a moment, then glanced quickly at the
speaker, and quickly away again.
"Please let me explain just what I mean," continued Margaret. "It
seems to be impossible to find anybody in London who will admit having
known Mrs. Sin or Kazmah. They are all afraid of being involved in the
case, of course. Now, if you can help, don't hesitate for that reason.
A special commission has been appointed by Lord Wrexborough to deal
with the case, and their agent is working quite independently of the
police.
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