Agents were sent to various parts of America, and no tidings of Margaret had ever reached them.
About two year after her father's death, Jane--Mrs.Gordon--had married a very wealthy gentleman from Baltimore.

He was then a widower with one child--Grace Gordon.

She had come to America with him, and resided in Baltimore till his death, a period of only two years.

Then, having never liked to live in that city, she had removed to Boston, where she had a few friends.

She had invested her money and resided there, very happily situated, and with no desire to return to her native land.
Her father's estate had been divided, and the portion which belonged to Margaret was held in trust for seven years--when the law presumed she was dead--and was then delivered to her sister, who was the only remaining heir.