I'll put the Gray Seal on a pedestal to-morrow that will be worthy of the immortals--you leave it to me." And Carruthers kept his word.

Also, before the paper had been an hour off the press, Carruthers received a letter.

It thanked Carruthers quite genuinely, even if couched in somewhat facetious terms, for his "sweeping vindication," twitted him gently for his "backsliding," begged to remain "his gratefully," and in lieu of signature there was a gray-coloured piece of paper shaped like this: [Picture] Only there were no fingerprints on it..