ILLUSTRATIONS
[MLLE. COIRA O'HARA SAT ALONE UPON THE STONE BENCH]
["THE FAMILY IS IN GREAT DISTRESS OF MIND OVER THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY YOUNG NEPHEW"]
[HE SAW CAPTAIN STEWART MOVING AMONG THEM]
[CAPTAIN STEWART LAY HUDDLED AND WRITHING UPON THE FLOOR]
[THERE APPEARED TWO YOUNG PEOPLE MOVING SLOWLY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE HOUSE]
["TELL ME ABOUT HIM, THIS STE. MARIE! DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM?"]
[HIS HAND WENT SWIFTLY TO HIS COAT-POCKET]
[THE GIRL FUMBLED DESPERATELY WITH THE CLUMSY KEY]