Now run along like a good girl."
Dutifully Eva turned. Brent watched her out of sight. Then with a keen
look at Locke he pulled out a paper from his pocket and handed it to the
young scientist, who read:
BRENT,--This is my last warning. If you persist in your course you
will be struck down by the Madagascar madness.
Q.
Locke looked up from the scrawl in alarmed perplexity.
"What does this mean?" he queried.
Brent merely shook his head cryptically.
"Study this message. I shall have something very important to tell you
in the morning."
As Brent turned back into the library he paused a moment and looked
after Locke, hesitating, as if he would call him back. Then he decided
not to do so, turned, and carefully locked the door from the dining-room
into the hallway.
Eva was waiting at the head of the stairs as Locke, perplexed by the
strange actions of his employer, came up.
"What _is_ the trouble?" she repeated, anxiously. "Please tell me. Is
there anything wrong?"
"No--nothing," reassured Locke, in spite of his own doubt.
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