The front door stood open, and a light from the passage shone on Patty's face.

In the girl's look he saw at once that something was wrong.
"Oh, Mr.Hilliard--I didn't know your number--I've been to a lot of houses asking for you----" "What is it ?" he inquired, going out on to the doorstep.
"I called to see Eve, and--I don't know what it meant, but she's gone away.

The landlady says she left this morning with her luggage--went away for good.

And it's so strange that she hasn't let me know anything.

I can't understand it.