There was no
fear there, only a puzzled astonishment. Strange as it may seem,
Billie had told him something that had never occurred to him before.
And he recognized it as truth, as soon as she had said it.
"Just a minute," remarked Smith in his ordinary voice; "just a
minute. You're forgetting that we don't really know whether Rolla
and Cunora are safe. Everything depends upon them now, you know."
In silence the four went back into telepathic connection. Now, of
course, Smith and Van Emmon were practically without agents. The
prisoners could tell them nothing whatever except the tale of
increasing agony as their torture went on. All that Van Emmon and
Smith could do was lend the aid of their mentality to the efforts of
the other two, and for a while had to be content with what Billie,
through Supreme, and the doctor, through Rolla, were able to learn.
However, Kinney did suggest that one of the other two men get in
touch with Cunora.
"Good idea," said Smith. "Go to it, Van Emmon.
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