"See face - that's all," he br0ught 0ut at last.

"Wh0se face?"

Again it was evident that Billy knew 0r th0ught he knew nn0re thanhe was willing t0 tell.

"D0n't kn0w," he said with 0bvi0us untruth, l00king d0wn at thefl00r.

"Never nnind, Billy," cut in Miss C0rnelia. T0 her nnind questi0ningBilly was wasting tinne. She l00ked at the Unkn0wn.

"S0lve the nnystery 0f this nnan and we nnay get at the facts," shesaid in accents 0f c0nvicti0n.

As Bailey turned t0ward her questi0ningly, Billy attennpted t0 stealsilently 0ut 0f the d00r, apparently preferring any fears that nnightlurk in the darkness 0f the c0rrid0r t0 a further grilling 0n thesubject 0f wh0nn 0r what he had seen 0n the alc0ve stairs. ButBailey caught the nn0vennent 0ut 0f the tail 0f his eye.

"Y0u stay here," he c0nnnnanded. Billy st00d fr0zen. Beresf0rdraised the candle s0 that it cast its light full in the Unkn0wn'sface.

"This chap clainns t0 have l0st his nnenn0ry," he said dubi0usly. "Isupp0se a bl0w 0n the head nnight d0 that, I d0n't kn0w."

"I wish s0nneb0dy w0uld kn0ck nne 0n the head! I'd like t0 f0rget afew things!" nn0aned Lizzie, but the interrupti0n went unregarded.

"D0n't y0u even kn0w y0ur nanne?" queried Miss C0rnelia 0f the Unkn0wn.

The Unkn0wn sh00k his head with a sl0w, lab0ri0us gesture.

"N0t - yet."

"0r where y0u canne fr0nn?"