CHAPTER LXVI

The Siege The Howetts were at breakfast when Spike Holland arrived with the news, and the girl saw, from a glance at his face, that something serious had happened. "Did Featherstone come here last night?" he asked quickly. "No," said the girl in alarm. "Why?" "I've just been on the 'phone to Jackson--he's Featherstone's assistant," said Spike. "He says that Captain Featherstone must have been called out in the night. His flat was empty when his valet arrived, and his car was gone--it has just been found in the rive…