I brought his niece on here, as you know, found that he had not arrived, and I understand that, up to the present, nothing has been heard of him." "It is quite true," Mr.Helmsley admitted thoughtfully.

"The matter was reported to me last night, and very soon afterwards an inspector from Scotland Yard called.

I gave him all the information I could, naturally, but on reference to the young lady she declined to consider the matter seriously at all.

Her uncle, she said, had probably met some friends, or had made a call upon the way.

Under the circumstances, there was nothing else to do but to drop the matter, so far as any direct inquiries were concerned." I nodded.
"But the man himself ?" I asked.