I hurried on straight to Southampton.

There my first visit was to the office of the Castle line.
I went to the point at once.

Was there a Miss Wade among the passengers by the Dunottar Castle?
No; nobody of that name on the list.
Had any lady taken a passage at the last moment?
The clerk perpended.

Yes; a lady had come by the mail train from London, with no heavy baggage, and had gone on board direct, taking what cabin she could get.

A young lady in grey.