Maud had the feeling that she had encountered a puzzle to tax her best talents, and so she wanted to solve it.
Suddenly she bounded out of bed and turned on the electric light.

The notebook was again brought into requisition and she penciled on its pages the following words: "What was the exact date that Jack Andrews landed in America?
What was the exact date that Ajo landed from Sangoa?
The first question may be easily answered, for doubtless the police have the record.
But--the other ?" Then she replaced the book, put out the light and went to sleep very easily.
That last thought, now jotted down in black and white, had effectually cleared her mind of its cobwebs..