I must hurry off now, for I'm going down to the country on some very sad business.

You will be sorry to hear, Mr.Dove, that Miss Daisy Mainwaring has lost a considerable sum of money, and the poor little child is in such trouble about it that she has run away.

Of course, I don't believe for a moment that she has really lost the money--of course it was stolen from her.

Well, good-bye, I'm going to seek her, and to try to catch the thief.

Be sure you arrive at my house in good time in the morning, Dove." "Yes, sir, very sorry to hear your bad news," said Dove, in a self-possessed voice, but Arthur saw that his color had changed, and he wanted no stronger clue to confirm his suspicions.