The woman's mind is made up.

She is in torment, and will be until she confesses her crime.

Let us go and leave her alone." * * * * * George Stratton was not slow to act when he had once made up his mind.
He pinned to the breast of his vest a little shield, on which was the word "detective." This he had often found useful, in a way that is not at all sanctioned by the law, in ferreting out crime in Chicago.

As soon as it was evening he paced up and down in front of Roland's house, and on the opposite side of the road.

There was a light in the doctor's study, and he thought that perhaps the best way to proceed was to go boldly into the house and put his scheme into operation.