But, looky-here, now, what's this ?" Dunwody, suddenly confused, could only wonder whether his face showed what he really felt.

His guest continued his investigation.
"An' looky-there on the table!" pointing, where some servant apparently had placed, yet another article of ladies' apparel, dropped by accident, a dainty glove of make such as no servant of that country ever saw, much less used.

"Come now," blithely went on the gentleman from Belmont.

"Things is lookin' mighty suspicious, mighty suspicious.

Why didn't you tell us when you-all was married ?" A sudden start might have drawn attention to Judge Clayton, but he controlled himself.