CHAPTER XI

At four o’clock Dan telephoned his home and ascertained from Sooey Wan that Tamea and Maisie had gone out together. He decided, therefore, to return to his office and look over the mail; perchance he might find there some comforting light on the rice situation. As he came into the general office his secretary called to him that Mr. Mellenger was in his office, waiting to see him; that he had been waiting there since one o’clock. Dan nodded comprehendingly and walked into the ambuscade. Mellenger was seated in Dan’s…