A chance made me think of this neighbourhood, which, though rather too near my old home, was then very retired, and not inhabited at all by Indians.

I came up, found this place for sale and bought it.

There was only a very rough log-house upon the ground, but I went into that until this cottage was ready, and here you can remember almost all that has happened." Lucia raised her head as her mother finished speaking.
"But--my father!" she said hesitatingly.
"I forgot." Mrs.Costello resumed.

"Mr.Strafford kept me informed of his movements for some time.

He came back shortly after we had left the island, and on finding us gone, he tried all means to discover where we were.