"She's one of them." "I suppose I must yield," said Peg, sulkily; "but you shan't be a gainer by it," she continued, addressing Jack.
"Where is Ida ?" asked our hero, anxiously.
"She is safe," said Peg, sententiously.
"You won't tell me where she is ?" "No; why should I?
I suppose I am indebted to you for this arrest.

She shall be kept out of your way as long as I have power to do so." "Then I shall find her," said Jack.

"She is somewhere in the city, and I'll find her sooner or later." Peg was not one to betray her feelings, but this arrest was a great disappointment to her.

It interfered with a plan she had of making a large sum out of Ida.

To understand what this was, we must go back a day or two, and introduce a new character..