That document remains in the possession of Von Behrling's murderer,
and it is for us to find him."

Kahn sighed.

"It is outside our sphere - that. What can we do against the police
of this country working in their own land?"

Streuss struck the table before which they were standing. The veins
in his temples were like whipcord.

"Adolf," he muttered, "you talk like a fool! Can't you see what it
means? If that document reaches its destination, what do you suppose
will happen?"

"They will know our plans, of course," Kahn answered. "They will
have time to make preparation."

Streuss laughed bitterly.

"Worse than that!" he exclaimed. "They are not all fools, these
English statesmen, though one would think so to read their speeches.
Can't you see what the result would be if that document reaches
Downing Street? War at a moment's notice, war six months too soon!
Don't you know that every shipbuilding yard in Germany is working
night and day? Don't you know that every nerve is being strained,
that the muscles of the country are hammering the rivets into our
new battleships? There is but one chance for this country, and if
her statesmen read that document they will know what it is. It is
open to them to destroy the German navy utterly, to render themselves