At any moment the police may light upon some portion of the skeleton which will settle the question definitely one way or the other." "I suppose," said Mr.Bellingham, "I can't be of any service to you in the matter of identification ?" "Indeed you can," said Thorndyke, "and I was going to ask you to assist me.

What I want you to do is this: Write down a full description of your brother, including every detail known to you, together with an account of every illness or injury from which you know him to have suffered; and also the names and, if possible, the addresses of any doctors, surgeons, or dentists who may have attended him at any time.

The dentists are particularly important, as their information would be invaluable if the skull belonging to these bones should be discovered." Mr.Bellingham shuddered.
"It's a shocking idea," he said; "but, of course, you are quite right.
You must have the facts if you are to form an opinion.

I will write out what you want and send it to you without delay.

And now, for God's sake, let us throw off this nightmare, for a little while, at least! What is there, Ruth, among Doctor Barnard's music that you can manage ?" Barnard's collection in general inclined to the severely classical, but we disinterred from the heap a few lighter works of an old-fashioned kind, including a volume of Mendelssohn's _Lieder ohne Worte_, and with one of these Miss Bellingham made trial of her skill, playing it with excellent taste and quite adequate execution.