attributes of a miser. The house in which he lived had the aspect of a
place in which money has been made and hoarded day by day through long
dull years.

* * * * *

It was not until the end of October that John Saltram made his appearance
at his old friend's lodgings. He had just come up from the country, and
was looking his best--brighter and younger than Gilbert had seen him look
for a long time.

"My dear Jack, I began to think I should never see you again. What have
you been doing all this time, and where have you been?"

"I have been hard at work, as usual, for the reviews, down Oxford way, at
a little place on the river. And how has the world been going with you,
Gilbert? I saw your advertisement offering a reward for evidence of Miss
Nowell's marriage. Was there any result?"

"Yes; I know all about the marriage now, but I don't know who or what the
man is," Gilbert answered; and then went on to give his friend a detailed
account of his experience at Wygrove, and his visit to Sir David Forster.

"My dear foolish Gilbert," said John Saltram, "how much useless trouble
you have given yourself! Was it not enough to know that this girl had
broken faith with you? I think, were I in your place, that would be the
end of the story for me. And now you know more than that--you know that
she is another man's wife. If you find her, nothing can come of it."

"It is the man I want to find, John; the man whom I shall make it the