It will be sufficient if you pronounce yourself prepared to swear." She pouted her lip a trifle, her whole expression manifesting her contempt of him.

"I am in no fear of perjuring myself," she answered fearlessly.

"And I swear that the letter in question was addressed to Mr.Wilding." "As you will," said Trenchard, and was careful not to ask her how she came by her knowledge.

"The letter, no doubt, was in an outer wrapper, on which there would be a superscription--the name of the person to whom the letter was addressed ?" he half questioned, and Luttrell, who saw the drift of the question, nodded gravely.
"No doubt," said Ruth.
"Now you will acknowledge, I am sure, madam, that such a wrapper would be a document of the greatest importance, as important, indeed, as the letter itself, since we could depend upon it finally to clear up this point on which we differ.

You will admit so much, I think ?" "Why, yes," she answered, but her voice faltered a little, and her glance was not quite so fearless.