It was long past dawn when they reached Downing Street, and Lord Penshurst at once sent in cipher a short message to the Czar, informing his Majesty of the recovery of the papers. Afterwards, in the Premier's own room, Westerham sat for a short while with Kathleen and Lord Penshurst. But little was said, for, just as some sorrows are too deep for tears, so there is some gratitude beyond thanks. “Westerham,” said the Premier, earnestly, “it is simply impossible that I shall ever be able to repay you the great service you have rendered me. But, believe me, if there is anything in the world it is within my power to give you, you have but to ask to receive it.” Westerham looked across at Kathleen, but said nothing. The time had not yet come when he could ask Lord Penshurst for that which would a thousand times repay him. THE END * * * * * Transcriber's note: What appeared to be clear typographical errors were corrected; any other mistakes or inconsistencies were retained. Paragraphs that were separated by an illustration were rejoined and the image placed before or after the paragraph. All quotation marks have been retained as they appear in the original publication. Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Crime Club, by William Holt-White