CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE In front of the veranda, and to the right of the brick walk, the latticework of a small summerhouse could be discerned through a maze of shrubbery and weeds.

No path led toward it, yet we made the difficult passage, by pressing aside the foliage, and discovered a rustic seat within, where we were completely screened from observation.

I felt the slight trembling of the woman's form from suppressed excitement, but the adventure with Coombs had only served to stiffen my nerves.

With flushed cheeks, and eyes bright and questioning, she could scarcely wait for me to begin.
"Now tell me; surely we are out of sight and hearing." "I do not think I shall ever be entirely assured as to that until I know more of our exact situation," I replied, speaking cautiously.

"We may have been seen coming here, and those weeds would easily conceal an eavesdropper.