him."

"What then? Jan was a good man. I say that yet, and I say it to thy
face, Margaret Vedder. I think, too, that he had many wrongs."

"I think that too, and I shall be a miserable woman until I have found
Jan, and can tell him to his face how sorry I am. So then, I am going
away to find him."

"What art thou talking of? Poor Jan is dead. I am sure that is so."

"I am sure it is not so. Now let me tell thee all." Then she went
over the circumstances which had fed her convictions, with a clearness
and certainty which brought conviction to Tulloch's mind also.

"I am sure thou are right," he answered gravely, "and I have nothing
at all to say against thy plan. It is a very good plan if it has good
management. Now, then, where will thou go first?"

"I have Lord Lynne's address in London. I will go first of all to him.
Jan sent me that money, I am sure. It must have been a person of
wealth and power who helped him to make such a sum, or he must have
lent Jan the money. I think this person was Lord Lynne."

"I think that too. Now about thy money?"

"I will take it with me. Money in the pocket is a ready friend."

"No, it will be a great care to thee. The best plan for thee is this:
take fifty pounds in thy pocket, and I will give thee a letter of
credit for the balance on a banking firm in London. I will also write
to them, and then, if thou wants advice on any matter, or a friend in
any case, there they will be to help thee."

"That is good. I will leave also with thee twenty-five pounds for
Elga. Thou art to pay her five shillings every week. She will care for
my house until I return."

"And thy child?"

"I will take him with me. If Jan is hard to me, he may forgive me for
the child's sake."

"Build not thy hopes too high. Jan had a great heart, but men are men,
and not God. Jan may have forgotten thee."

"I have deserved to be forgotten."

"He may not desire to live with thee any more."

"If he will only listen to me while I say, 'I am sorry with all my
heart, Jan;' if he will only forgive my unkindness to him, I shall
count the journey well made, though I go to the ends of the earth to
see him."

"God go with thee, and make all thy plans to prosper. Here is the
table of the mail boats. One leaves next Saturday morning at six
o'clock. My advice is to take it. I will send on Thursday afternoon
for thy trunk, and Friday night I will find some stranger fisher-boy
to take it to the boat. Come thou to