went to jail, got out years afterwards on ticket-of-leave, and
then died also. The rest of the gang were put in jail, but I
can't say what became of them."

Cuthbert shrugged his shoulders. "This does not help us
much."

"No. But it shows you what an escape your uncle had from
marrying the woman. I can't understand--"

"No more can Caranby," said Mallow, smiling; "he loved Miss
Loach, but Emilia exercised a kind of hypnotic influence over
him. However, she is dead, and I can see no connection
between her and this crime."

"Well," said Jennings soberly, "it appears that some other
person besides the mother gave a clue to the breaking up of
the gang and the whereabouts of the factory. Supposing that
person was Selina Loach, who hated Emilia for having taken
Caranby from her. One of the gang released lately from prison
may have killed the old lady out of revenge."

"What! after all these years?"

"Revenge is a passion that grows with years," said Jennings
grimly; "at all events, I intend to go on ferreting out
evidence about this old coining case, particularly as there
are many false coins circulating now. I should not be
surprised to learn that the factory had been set up again;
Miss Loach may have known and--"