When, a year after marriage, her husband died, you renewed your proposals.
They were rejected, and you were forbidden to renew the subject on pain of forfeiting her friendship forever.

You left her presence, determined to be revenged.

With this object you sought Dick and myself, and employed us to kidnap the child.

There is the whole story, briefly told." "Woman, how came this within your knowledge ?" he demanded, hoarsely.
"That is of no consequence," said Peg.

"It was for my interest to find out, and I did so." "Well ?" "I know one thing more--the residence of the child's mother.