As it is, I cannot see that they are of the least use to any one except myself." They gave up the search at last, and then Lord Mountdean devoted himself to the object--the finding of his child.
In a few days the story of his marriage was told by every newspaper in the land; also the history of the strange disappearance of his child.
Large rewards were offered to any one who could bring the least information.

Not content with employing the best detective skill in England, he conducted the search himself.

He worked unwearyingly.
"A man, woman, and child could not possibly disappear from the face of the earth without leaving some trace behind," he would say.
One little gleam of light came, which filled him with hope--they found that Margaret Dornham had sold all her furniture to a broker living at a town called Wrentford.

She had sent for him herself, and had asked him to purchase it, saying that she, with her husband, was going to live at a distance, and that they did not care about taking it with them.

He remembered having asked her where she was going, but she evaded any reply.