▁travel s ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁a ▁cr icket ▁tour . ▁His ▁friend ▁P sm ith ▁comes ▁along ▁with ▁him , ▁and ▁em bro ils ▁the ▁two ▁in ▁a ▁dangerous ▁advent ure ; ▁by ▁now , ▁however , ▁Mike ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁minor ▁character , ▁in ▁the ▁shadow ▁of ▁vol ub le ▁P sm ith . ▁ ▁In ▁Le ave ▁It ▁to ▁P sm ith , ▁Mike ▁only ▁appears ▁briefly ▁early ▁on ; ▁he ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Ph yll is , ▁step d augh ter ▁of ▁Joseph ▁K ee ble , ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁turn ▁married ▁to ▁Lord ▁E ms worth ' s ▁sister ▁Lady ▁Const ance ▁K ee ble . ▁P sm ith ▁falls ▁for ▁Ph yll is ' ▁friend ▁E ve ▁Hall iday , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁st rive ▁to ▁help ▁out ▁their ▁imp over ished ▁friends . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁bi ography ▁ ▁Mike ' s ▁family ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stories , ▁and ▁we ▁learn ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁four ▁brothers , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁( Bob , ▁three ▁years ▁older ▁than ▁Mike ) ▁in ▁the ▁W ry k yn ▁cr icket ▁team , ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁( J oe , ▁Reg gie ▁and ▁Frank ) ▁all ▁county ▁players . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁four ▁younger ▁sister s , ▁Mar j ory ▁( a ▁year ▁Mike ' s ▁junior ), ▁Ph yll is , ▁El la , ▁and ▁Glad ys ▁Ma ud ▁Ev ang eline ▁( the ▁baby ), ▁and ▁an ▁Uncle ▁John . ▁His ▁kindly ▁father , ▁who