He could produce some fifteen hundred pounds; and would if needs be that he should do so.

Then Harry--but the pen fell from Gertrude's fingers as she essayed to write down Harry Norman's contribution to the relief of her husband's misery.
'Remember, Gertrude, love, in how short a time he will be your brother.' 'But when will it be, mamma?
Is it to be on Thursday, as we had planned?
Of course, mamma, I cannot be there.' And then there was a break in their accounts, and Mrs.Woodward explained to Gertrude that they had all thought it better to postpone Linda's marriage till after the trial; and this, of course was the source of fresh grief.

When men such as Alaric Tudor stoop to dishonesty, the penalties of detection are not confined to their own hearthstone.

The higher are the branches of the tree and the wider, the greater will be the extent of earth which its fall will disturb.
Gertrude's pen, however, again went to work.

The shares were put down at L5,000.