Chapter 17

The car stopped, and immediately its lights went out, and so did those of the car which followed. Then it drove close up and stopped. There was a cough heard. “Come here!” said Mabuse. Someone came out of the darkness. Mabuse had drawn the revolver from his coat-pocket. The car-driver turned on a small electric lamp, and its gleam disclosed a man wrapped in a large cloak. “Spoerri?” “Yes, Doctor.” The pistol was returned to its place. “Spoerri, wait here a quarter of an hour, or else drive to Schachen by another ro…