The Man and His Kingdom by E. Phillips Oppenheim

With the first breath of dawn Dene, who had spent a sleepless night, dressed softly, and stole outside. He had given up his room to Eugène Rimarez, and had slept in a smaller chamber at the back of the house.

Consequently, what he saw when he descended the verandah steps came as a surprise to him. A cordon of the President's bodyguard surrounded Ternissa's cottage, and a sentry stood at her door.