CHAPTER XLVI

How Valerie Went to the Golden East It was late in the evening when the man came--a respectable, unsuspicionable man--and Valerie came down to the drawing-room to find him sitting deferentially on the edge of a chair, studying the carpet. He rose as she entered. "I'm Sergeant Brown, madam. Captain Featherstone has sent me down to escort you to Scotland Yard. We think we have found Mrs. Held." The girl's mouth opened in astonishment. "Really? Oh no, it can't be true! Are you sure?" "We are absolutely certain, miss. …