But Mary Standish's voice, continuing in its quiet and matter-of-fact way, held him speechless, though she could not fail to see the effect upon him of this simple explanation of the presence of Graham's letter.
"I was in Nawadlook's room when I saw Stampede pick up the wad of paper from the floor," she was saying.

"I was looking at the slipper a few minutes before, regretting that you had left its mate in my cabin on the ship, and the paper must have dropped then.

I saw Stampede read it, and the shock that came in his face.

Then he placed it on the table and went out.

I hurried to see what he had found and had scarcely read the few words when I heard him returning.