And then, after that ?' 'I had given her money and she had some claims in a gold-mine.

When she was successful for a time she became so keen about her money that I fancy she hardly wished to get herself married.

Then we had some words, and so we parted.' 'Did she call herself--Mrs.Caldigate ?' 'I never called her so.' 'Did she herself assume the name ?' 'It was a wild kind of life up there, Robert, and this was apparent in nothing more than in the names people used.

I daresay some of the people did call her Mrs.Caldigate.But they knew she was not my wife.' 'And this man Crinkett ?' 'He knew all about it.' 'He had a wife.

Did his wife know her ?' 'He had quarrelled with his wife at that time and had sent her away from Nobble.