And she requested to have me sent out of the room.

I did not see the woman again, until her grace called me to show her, the woman, out again." "And you did so ?" "Yes, my lady.

And I have not seen the woman since.

And--I have not seen her grace since, either, my lady." "You may go now," answered Lady Belgrade.
And the girl withdrew.
The Duke of Hereward and Lady Belgrade were once more left alone together.
Again their eyes met in anxious scrutiny.
"What do you think now, Duke ?" inquired her ladyship.
"I think the disappearance of the duchess is connected with the visit of that strange woman.

She may have been an unfortunate beggar, who, with some story of extreme distress, so worked upon Salome's sympathies as to draw her away from home, to see for herself, and give relief to the sufferers.