And then he frowned. "Where did you come from?" She could not lie under the steady glance of those liquid eyes. "We landed on the shore from a boat. We lost our way," she said. He nodded. "You must be she they are seeking," he said. "One of my spies came to me from Tangier to-night, and told me that the Spanish and the French police were waiting to arrest a lady who had committed some crime in France. I cannot believe it is you--or if it is, then I should say the crime was pardonable." He glanced at Marcus. "Or perhaps," he said slowly, "it is your companion they desire." Jean shook her head. "No, they do not want him," she said, "it is I they want." He pointed to a cushion. "Sit down," he said, and followed her example. Marcus alone remained standing, wondering how this strange situation would develop. "What will you do? If you go into Tangier I fear I could not protect you, but there is a city in the hills," he waved his hand, "many miles from here, a city where the hills are green, mademoiselle, and where beautiful springs gush out of the ground, and there I am lord." She drew a long breath. "I will go to the city of the hills," she said softly, "and this man," she shrugged her shoulders, "I do not care what happens to him," she said, with a smile of amusement at the pallid Marcus. "Then he shall go to Tangier alone." But Marcus Stepney did not go alone. For the last two miles of the journey he had carried a bag containing the greater part of five million francs that the girl had brought from the boat. Jean did not remember this until she was on her way to the city of the hills, and by that time money did not interest her. THE END. * * * * * TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES. The following typographical errors in the text were corrected as detailed here. In the text: "Had she known Mr. Marcus Stepney as well as Jean knew him ... " the name "Joan" was corrected to "Jean." The words "mud-guard" and "taxi-cab" are inconsistently hyphenated in the original. In the text: '"Poor soul," said Jack dryly. "but ... "' the period after "dryly" was corrected to a comma. * * * * *