Faintsoundsofwoodenpranksbeingremovedwasheard，ahystepsapproachedthestilndmotionlessformontheground．Dimitriopenedhiseyeswhesomeonepushinghimahefigureofatall，bckbruteofaman，hardasnails．HereizedhimatonceasJamaz，Mrs．Silkise’smaintenan．Dimitriheardhislowtrabassvoiceexg．
"ThankGodyouarestillive.”
"You’reJamaz，aren’tyou?RichardandYokowenttothehospitaltogetyou.Howeyou’rehere?”
"Oh,youknowRichardChao?"Jamazexcimedindelight．"Ikbehavingmoneyproblemswhenhedidn’tetogetme,soIgavethemtheslipwheok．ThiswasmyhangoutbeforeIwenttoworkforMrs.Silkise,soIcamebackhereagain.”
"It’stimeIexpinedeverything．Iwastheghostthatscaredyouintofallingfromthedder.Ihopeyou’llfiveme.”
"Really?I’vebeenthinkingitmustbeaweirdhumanbeingbecauseIdon’tbelieveinghosts．Butit’smyfaulttoo．Ishouldn’thaveplottedagainstpoorMrs．Silkise，mymistress．"Justthen,blindingheadlightsfloodedthedarkroomandDimitriandJamazstiffenedinapprehension,afraidthatthekidnapperswerebackagain.Thescreegofbrakes,thesmmingofcardoors,apahejovialvoiceofRichardcalling
"Areyouthere，Jamaz?"settheirheartsatrest．RichardandYokocameintotheroomandsawJamaz．Richardranup,gaveJamazadigintheribandexcimed，
"Hey,youson-of-a-gun，wheothehospitandfoundyougone，IknewIwouldfindyouhere!"Yokobentdowntoexamihedarkformtiedupandlyingonthegroundandexcimedinastonishment，
"Why,it’sDimitri!Howdidyougethere?"
"Notimetoexpinnow．Untiemea’sgetoutofhereasquicklyaspossiblebeforetheyeback.”ThreepairsofhandsworkedontheropesandinnotimeDimitriwasfreeagain．TheyallhurriedintoYoko’soldddroveawayintothenight．Thecarpassedthebrightlightsandhustlingcrowdsoftheurbanareaandmadeforthebleakvalley．Soonitdisappearedfromsightinthenarrow，windingtrails，hasteningtowardsYoko’sweddingandanuablefuture．
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