"Yes, ma'am. And what may the nature of those papers be?" the old detective asked.
"That I should prefer not to explain."
"But, my dear madam, you leave us in the dark. How can we be expected to find papers of which we know nothing?"
"Oh, you just find my daughter. She will give up the papers quick enough."
"You are sure?"
"Quite sure if I can only once get my hands on her."
"Where are you staying?"
"I haven't made up my mind yet. You see I came here directly from the train. I shall make it a point to send you my address once I am located."
"And this boy! Shall we send him home?"
"That will be the best way, if he will mind you. He never will me. He is a wild, harum-scarum fellow. It was perfect nonsense to send him here to look for his sister. But I wish you would tell me what you have done. I understood from Mr. Butler that you had learned that Ethel was here along with her Chinese husband."