As she debated with herself what she ought to do, the telephone rang
again. It was Chief Fleck.
"Can you meet me at the 110th Street subway station in half an hour?" he
asked. "I'll be waiting in my car. Arrange it, if you can without
arousing your family's suspicion, to be away all night."
"I will be there," she answered.
As she turned away from the telephone with sudden resolve she thrust the
sealed packet, still unopened, into the bosom of her gown.
"I promised him," she said almost fiercely. "I'll keep my promise. That
much at least I owe our love."
CHAPTER XIV
THE MOUNTAIN'S SECRET
In a turmoil of mental anxiety Jane waited the arrival of Chief Fleck at
the place he had designated. She was still badly wrought up by the scene
through which she had just passed with Frederic. There were moments when
her heart insisted that, regardless of the despicable crimes that were
laid at his door, she should forsake everything for him, for the man she
loved. Had there been in her mind the slightest possible doubt as to his
guilt she might indeed have wavered, but the evidence of his treachery
seemed too manifest! She loathed herself for caring for him and felt it
her sacred duty to go on with her work of aiding the government in
trying to entrap both of them; yet how could she ever do it?
As she waited she debated with herself whether or not to tell Chief
Fleck what had passed between herself and Frederic.
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