CHAPTER IX.
IN WHICH MISS DANIELS DETERMINES TO FIND OUT The hysterical Mr.Pepper doubtless expected his clergyman to be almost as much upset as he was by the news of his action.

But John Ellery was provokingly calm.

As a matter of fact he scarcely grasped the purport of the little man's disjointed story.

He had been wandering in dreamland, his head among the clouds, and the explosion of Keziah's bomb disturbed, but did not clear the air.
"What will you do ?" he repeated.

"Why--er--I don't know, I'm sure." Kyan was staggered.
"You don't know ?" he shouted.