WHODUNIT MURDER MYSTERIES: 15 Books in One Edition. E. Phillips Oppenheim

suit, and a bunch of violets in his buttonhole. He’s looking straight at you.”

      Philip raised his cap and waved it with enthusiasm. After a moment’s hesitation, the other man did the same. The steward collected his belongings and shuffled off.

      “He picked you out, sir, all right,” he remarked as he disappeared in the companionway.

      Philip turned away with a little final wave of the hand.

      “Glad I didn’t miss him altogether,” he observed cheerfully. “Good- afternoon, Mr. Gayes! Good-by, England!”