Chapter 31: The Meeting

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​⁠If Barry Cumberland had his weaknesses—and who has not?—he had one marked virtue. He knew what he wanted, and always headed straight for his objective. In fact, his impulsiveness was excessive and sometimes overrode his practical common sense.

He was wise enough to know this, for he was well stocked with imagination; and, safely lodged at the Hôtel Chatham that afternoon, he made a direct move, whi