Bassett Oliver had a considerable reputation in the United States--he was, in fact, more popular in that country than in his own, and he had toured in the principal towns and cities across there regularly for several years.

To meet him there was to meet a most popular celebrity--could any man forget it?
Therefore, were there two men of the name of Marston Greyle?
That was one problem--closely affecting Oliver's disappearance.

The other had nothing to do with Oliver's disappearance--nevertheless, it interested Richard Copplestone.

He was a young man of quick perception and accurate observation, and his alert eyes had seen that the Squire of Scarhaven occupied a position suggestive of power and wealth.

The house which stood beneath the old Keep was one of size and importance, the sort of place which could only be kept up by a rich man--Copplestone's glances at its grounds, its gardens, its entrance lodge, its entire surroundings had shown him that only a well-to-do man could live there.