“It is my duty,” Romano said sternly.
Ward stood aside, and let his guests precede him up the stairs. Romano walked close to Landini’s side, and as they came into the upper hall, he swung on her. “Where is my money?” he demanded.
“Luis—I don’t know—oh, hasn’t it been sent?”
“You know very well it has not been sent. How am I to live—”
“But, Luis—there has been trouble—my investments—oh, please, please don’t bother me now.”
“I suggest, Mr. Romano,” Ward said, “that you comply with Madame Landini’s wishes. This, I believe, is the door of your room.”
“As you say,” shrugged Romano. “But, Ellen, I have not finished. There must be an understanding before we part.”
He disappeared, and the three others went into the study in front. Ward flashed on the floor lamps, and Landini dropped into th
