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"Mostblindly in front of hiht If you--ask host of a chuckle Bailey and Beresford exchanged glances

"Did you ring the house phone?" insisted Miss Cornelia

The Unknown nodded

"Yes"

Miss Cornelia and Bailey gave each other a look of wondere--" he went on "Then--I think--maybe I--fainted That's--not clear"

His eyelids drooped He seeain

Dale rose, and came over to him, with a sympathetic movement of her hand

"You don't reently

The Unknown stared ahead of hi to puzzle it out

"No," he said at last "The first thing I ree--tied" He ed--too--that's--what's the ot out--of a --"

Miss Cornelia made a movement to question him further Beresford stopped her with his hand uplifted

"Just a ht to know of this"