Chapter 21 No.21

MISKA'S STORY (concluded)

"Of course, I did not know that this was his name at the time; I only knew that a tall Chinaman had entered the room-and that his face was entirely covered by a green veil."

Stuart started, but did not interrupt Miska's story.

"This veil gave him in some way a frightfully malign and repellent appearance. As he sto