Somehow, I can't help feeling a little distrustful of Mrs.Hardwick, though perhaps unjustly.
What object can she have in getting possession of the child ?" "That I can't conjecture; but I have come to one determination." "What is that ?" "Unless we learn something of Ida within a week from the time she left here, I shall go on to Philadelphia, or else send Jack, and endeavor to get track of her.".