When she is out of sight of you, and thinks over her desertion and her unfortunate condition--neither maid, wife, nor widow--she will be angry with me if I don't obtain her some compensation." "She deserves compensation," said the Colonel, gravely.
"Especially if she holds her tongue," said Monckton.
"Whether she holds her tongue or not," said the Colonel.

"I don't see how I can hold mine, and you have already told my daughter-in-law.

A separation between her and my son is inevitable.

The compensation must be offered, and God help me, I'm a magistrate, if only to compound the felony." "Surely," said Monckton, "it can be put upon a wider footing than that; let me think," and he turned away to the open window; but when he got there he saw a lot of miners clustering about.

Now he had no fear of their recognizing him, since he had not left a vestige of the printed description.