Show CHAPTER Victory But But But- At five minutes to S the door of the room in which the two girls were con- con was flung open without warning and All Au 1 Singh strode in He lie had Just placed Najla in a trance tance Two orientals entered enGred entered at the same time and stood by the open door as though warned to remain on guard All Singh crossed to a window and looked out He placed his feet teet well wellI apart and clasped his hands behind his I back He was evidently deep in inI I thought and it was not to be expected that either of the terrified girls might fathom his recondite and crafty pur pur- pose They knew nothing whatever of I the ghastly compact he had offered to Manning Poor creatures they im imagined im- im imagined he was even then determining J I their own fate whereas in reality it |