wounded guard lay, carefully watched, skilfully attended,
and not permitted to talk or receive visitors.

Assured that his recovery would be only a matter of days, I went back
to find Dave still alone, and this time we both set out, after leaving
a message with the janitor, Dave to look after the men who had been
detailed upon our business in different directions and to hear their
reports, and I to see that more men were at work upon the Trent case
before I ventured, as I was most anxious to do, upon a visit to Miss
Jenrys and her aunt.

Having done what I could in the Trent case, I found it nearing noon
when I approached their place of residence, but I had little fear of
finding them absent, and was hastening on, only a few paces from their
door, when I saw Monsieur Voisin come hastily out, and after seeming
to hesitate a moment upon the threshold, run down the steps and move
rapidly away southward. I could see that his face wore a sombre look,
and I wondered if he had seen me in the hasty glance he had cast about
him. There were others upon the pavement between him and myself, and I
trusted that he had not; still, I felt a strange reluctance to being
seen by this man so often in the same place, and I slackened my pace
and finally stood still, reading the 'to lets' upon the opposite
houses, until he turned the corner and went, as I was very sure, to
the Midway entrance a little way beyond.

I found the ladies at home, and eager to hear the little I had to tell
them regarding the Trent case. I had put a good man in the hotel where
Trent had stopped, to find out, if possible, whether the young
Bostonian had been spotted and followed from that place by any swell
adventurer; and I arranged with the mistress of the place where Trent
had secured rooms to hold them until I heard from Boston, whether any
or all would come on and occupy the rooms and assist in the search.
Miss Jenrys felt sure they would come, all of them.

'Hilda O'Neil will not rest until she is here, as near the place where
he was last seen as possible. You were very thoughtful to secure the
rooms,' she sighed heavily. 'I suppose now we must simply wait until
we receive the picture?' she added.

'There is little else to do,' I replied. 'Of course I have had other
advertisements inserted in various papers, and have offered a reward,
as you directed.'

'Ah,' she sighed again, 'we may hear from that.'

'I doubt it,' I replied. 'If he has been abducted,