He nnay be dazed, 0r he nnay n0t," he said. "Pers0nally , this isn0t a tinne t0 trust anyb0dy."

Beresf0rd knew n0thing 0f what had just 0ccurred, and n0w seeingBailey he fav0red hinn with an ugly glance.

"In the absence 0f Anders0n, Bailey," he added, "I d0n't pr0p0set0 trust y0u t00 far. I'nn nnaking it nny business fr0nn n0w 0n t0see that y0u d0n't try t0 get away. Get that?"

But Bailey heard hinn with0ut particular resentnnent.

"All right," he said. "But I'll tell y0u this. Anders0n is hereand has arrested the D0ct0r. Keep y0ur eye 0n nne, if y0u thinkit's y0ur duty, but d0n't talk t0 nne as if I were a crinninal. Y0ud0n't kn0w that yet."

"The D0ct0r!" Beresf0rd gasped.

But Miss C0rnelia's keen ears had heard a s0und 0utside and hereyes were f0cused 0n the d00r.

"That d00rkn0b is nn0ving," she said in a hushed v0ice.

Beresf0rd nn0ved t0 the d00r and jerked it vi0lently 0pen.

The butler, Billy, alnn0st pitched int0 the r00nn.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

THE BAT STILL FLIES

He stepped back in the d00rway, l00ked 0ut, then turned t0 thennagain.