"I see," said Karolov. "And, I suppose, most of my associates?"
"Precisely," said Guelvada, with a pleasant smile.
"And the alternative?" asked Karolov.
Guelvada got up. He began to walk about the room. "If you hand over Mrs. Lyon and Isles, you can make a getaway. You have the Steyning Formula and I do not hope, at this time, to recover it.
"Here is my offer. Voisana will be charged with simple murder. He will not talk about you and we shall not talk about you. You will leave this place to-night at an agreed time. You will be allowed to proceed out of this State and out of the United States. The F.B.I. and the State police will see you over the State line to-night. But Mrs. Lyon and Isles must be handed over."
"I am inclined to agree," said Karolov. "But there is one small point on w
