His work in the Jerseys has been almost as merciless as that of 'Red' Fagin, an' 't is even whispered about they ride together at times.

I doubt if she knows the whole truth about him, though she can scarcely deem him an angel even at that.

Surely you never supposed her on our side ?" "She helped me," I insisted, "knowing who I was, and even said she wished my cause well." "The inconsistency of a woman; perhaps the two had had some misunderstanding, an' she was glad enough to outwit the fellow." "No, 't was not that, I am sure; I could read truth in her eyes." "In Claire's eyes!" he laughed outright.

"Oh, I know the innocent blue of them, and warn you not to trust such blindly.

Other men have thought the same, an' found out they read wrongly when the end came--ay! many of them.