dinner with him. I 'm afraid it was unwise--the lights and the music excited him." "But you have n't been here alone with him?" "There is Marie." "Two women alone with a man in that condition--it is n't safe." "You don't understand how good he has been. He has struggled hard. He has allowed me to lock him up--to do everything to help him. He has never been like this before." "It is n't safe for you," he repeated. "Are there no relatives I may summon?" "None," she answered. "I am his cousin--his sister by adoption. There are no other relatives." "No friends?" "I would rather fight it out alone," she answered firmly. "I don't wish my friends to know about this," she added hastily, as though to avoid further discussion along this line. "It was careless of me to leave the door open as I went in." "It was lucky for you. He might have--" "Don't!" she shuddered. He waited a moment. "You are brave," he declared, "but this is too big a problem for you to manage. He should have been placed in the hands of a physician." "No," she interrupted. "No one must know of this. I trust you to tell no one of this." He thought a moment. "Very well. But in order to locate him now, it will be necessary to call in the help of the police." "The police!" she exclaimed in horror. "No! You must promise me you will not do that." She rose to her feet all excitement. "They would not arrest him," he assured her. "They would simply hold him until we came for him."