I recognized his voice, and took him on board my ship, and listened to the story I have just told you.

With me he was safe.

Detectives were scouring the city for the murderer; but I sailed for England next day, and he was beyond their reach.

On the passage he broke down; all the weeks we were crossing the Atlantic he lay wandering and delirious in a raging brain-fever.

We all thought, Doctor and all, that he never would reach the other side; but life won the hard victory, and he slowly grew better.