Chapter 14

"Then he stared at the girl who was facing him across the table. "'I'll kill you for this,' he snarled, and she laughed and picked up that india-rubber strap. "'What are you going to do with that,' he shouted and there was terror in his voice. "'Get the truth, you devil,' she answered. "You could see the man's great muscles heaving and straining at the ropes that held him, but she'd lashed him in too well, had Marie. "'What's the good of the truth,' he screamed. 'I'll deny it after, and there will be no proof.' "'I…