Henry Dornham was missed from his haunts.

His friends and comrades wondered for a few days, and then forgot him; they thought that in all probability he was engaged in some not very reputable pursuit.
The rector of Castledene--the Rev.John Darnley--was the first really to miss them.

He had always been interested in little Madaline.

When he heard from the shop keepers that Margaret had not been seen in the town lately, he feared she was ill, and resolved to go and see her.

His astonishment was great when he found the cottage closed and the Dornhams gone--the place had evidently been empty for some weeks.