'Twill win the case.

The paper." She tried to pacify him, but nothing would do but that she should get the mysterious paper.

At last, to humour him, she dived under the bunk and found an iron camp-oven, and in it a single envelope.

Just to see what was exciting him she opened the envelope, and found a crumpled piece of paper which she read over to herself.

It was the original certificate of the marriage between Patrick Henry Keogh and Margaret Donohoe; if Ellen had only known it, she held in her hand the evidence to sweep away all her friend's troubles.