He ordered, too, that a silver lettered inscription should be put on it.

"H.A.

from M.A." with the date, two days ahead, "June 24th, l905." This he gave instructions should be sent to the house on the morning of June 24th, the day after to-morrow.

He wished it to be sent so as to arrive with the early post on that morning.
* * * * * The promise which Morris had made his old friend not to let his thoughts dwell on suspicion and conjecture as yet uncertain of foundation was one of those promises which are made in absolute good faith, but which in their very nature cannot be kept.

The thought of the hideous treachery, the gratuitous falsehood, of which, in his mind, he felt convinced Godfrey Mills had been guilty was like blood soaking through a bandage.
All that he could do was to continue putting on fresh bandages--that was all of his promise that he was able to fulfill, and in spite of the bandages the blood stained and soaked its way through.