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phrase that my recovery was "noth- ing short of miracle"
 It was on the eleventh day that was first permitted to see and talk with Evelyn. My mother had called daily, sitting in silence beside my ped. but no other visitor in all that. 10 me. seemingly endless period. had been admitted to my room
 My curiosity was by now very keen to learn what had developed in the interval regarding the Cameron mys- tery. Had he. by chance. been heard rom? What had the detective agency reported concerning Philetus Mur- phy' And what, I wished to know most Of all, had Yup Sing discovered? was in a dressing gown. pillowed ana rootstooled in a great leather chair awaiting my visitors-for Mrs. Lancaster came with Evelyn-when their names were announced l sup pose looked Although, save for a grieYous weakness, I was feeling fit enough-for Eyelyn's smile as she en- tered merged instantly into an ex- presslon Of mingled anxiety and sym pathy. I know that with her coming l aWoke to the truth that my desire TOT information was far less moving factor than my craving for sight of her and for the music of her voice, ana my only regret was that the un- derstanding between us had not reached the stage Of . acknowledged oetrothal; which, I make haste to add, was certainly no fault of mine. Weak as l was my arms ached 10 fold her h reassuring embrace; yet must l content myself with a mere fervent hand-clasp and an oral decla- ration that I was by no means so feeble as I appeared.
 Nevertheless l was delighted to see that she gave small evidence of the 1 strain she had been under Save for a slight additional pallor she was still the same wholesome-looking. thor oughly-poised girl of fortnight ago. And my admiration for her took on an added measure because of this renew ed evidence of her sterling courage.
 And you promised me to be dis erect! she reproached, her smile re- turning, her hand still in mine.
 "1 did not foresee such provocation to indiscreuon," I pleaded, with an attempted gayety of tone that must have seemed incongruous ITO have ! been discreet under the circum- stances would have involved a repeti- tion of the one mistake for which you blamed me. You don't know. of course. why I jumped down a ladder into pitch-black cellar, do your"
 T know you were in pursuit of some one-a plckpocket. they say, who had taken your watch"
 Do they say that?" I asked, inter- ested.
 That is what Miss Clement learn ed"
 Miss Clement" I queried. Who is Miss Clement?"
 oh, forgot that you don't know. Miss Clement IS the missionary who found you in the-is 1t hop joint they call it?"
 The lady with the kind eyes?"
 At my designation her face bright ened responsively
 You remember her. them" she l cried, delightedly Hasn't she kind eyes? And she doesn't belle them. either. Shes just the dearest, most self-sacriticing creature I ever knew.
 For the moment We had both for [ gotten Mrs. Lancaster, and when l would have apologized found that my nurse had carried her of into the next room and was interestedly show ing her some framed photographs of the Siena cathedral.
 And Miss Clement learned that I pursued a pickpocket?" went on when Evelyn had drawn a chair near me and sat down. "A very clever explanation to account for the disap- pearance of my watch. but not the true one. AS 8 matter of fact. the person l followed was a miscreant of a deeper dye. When I last saw him 1 previous to this encounter, he was known as Peter Johnson" Wideeyed, the girl stared at me for 1 an instant
 Peter Johnson!" she repeated slowly. So. was right He was in the plot. He had something to do with Uncle Roberts disappeara.ce. He was the one who broke the amvl pearls or board the yacht"
 It was my turn now to start or what was this young woman taIl,ingo 'Amyl pearls!" Was I mad. or was she?
 She saw my perplexity, and hasten ed to enlighten me
 "Oh, dear, Philip!" she exclaimed T forgot again. There is so much ID tell you. Really hardly know where 10 begin. Miss Clement has been oS such aid to us! She is what thev call an independent missionary That is she has no utilization with any of inc church societies or reform assocfa. tions. For fifteen years she has been working in Chinatown among the white women. and she knows he place and the people as If she were indeed one of them. I had her out at l Cragholt for day and I've seen her