Why do you speak of your wife ?" "Because--well--I could not let you join us without an honest word concerning what I was sure you would have heard from Swallow.

Now if you had taken what I presume was his advice--to punish the people concerned in warning Josiah, you--indeed I--might hesitate--" "What do you mean, Jim ?" said his companion much amazed.
"I mean this: After our loose-tongued friend Grey told my wife that Josiah was in danger, she sent him word of the risk he ran, and then drew out of our bank for him his savings and enabled him to get away.

Now don't say a word until I have done.

Listen! This man turned up here over three years ago and was soon employed about my stables.

He broke his leg in stopping a runaway and saved my wife's young niece, our adopted child, Leila Grey.