But two men that I met thought they recognized her in a disguise going into the woods.

Not suspecting anything, I went after her; saw her at a distance in the middle of the woods in another dress that I can swear to, and was just coming up to her when she vanished--went like a squirrel up a tree, or down like a gopher in the ground, but vanished." "Is that all ?" said Dunn's voice.

"And just because you were a d----d fool, or had taken a little too much whiskey, you thought"-- "Steady! That's just what I said to myself," interrupted Brace coolly, "particularly when I saw her that same afternoon in another dress, saying good-by to the Burnhams, as fresh as a rose and as cold as those snow-peaks.

Only one thing--she had a ring on her finger she never wore before, and didn't expect me to see." "What if she did?
She might have bought it.

I reckon she hasn't to consult you," broke in Dunn's voice sternly.
"She didn't buy it," continued Brace quietly.