.."
"And why the blazes didn't you come and tell me?" demanded the
Chief furiously.
"Well, sir, I thought it was only a bit of pique on her part, and
I hoped to be able to talk the lady round. I know what these
stars are!"
"You've seen her then?" the Chief snapped out.
"No, I haven't!" Mr. Samuel lamented. "I've been twice to the
Nineveh--that's where she's stopping--and each time she was out!"
The Chief dismissed him curtly.
When the door had closed behind him, the Chief said to the First
Sea Lord:
"This is where D.O.R.A. steps in, I think, sir!"
"Decidedly!" replied the Admiral. "Will you take the necessary
steps"
The Chief nodded and pressed the bell. Matthews appeared.
"Anything from the Nineveh?" he asked.
"The lady has not returned, sir!"
"Anything from Gordon and Duff?"
"No, sir, nothing all day!"
The telephone on the desk whirred. The Chief lifted the receiver.
"Yes. Oh, it's you, Gordon? No, you can say it now: this is a
private line."
He listened at the receiver for a couple of minutes. The room was
very still.
"All right, come to the office at once!"
The Chief hung up the receiver and turned to the Admiral.
"She's given us the slip for the moment!" he said. "That was
Gordon speaking. He and Duff have been shadowing our lady friend
out of doors for days.
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