"He had a daughter and I am very anxious to find her! I feel that she is entitled to a certain number of shares in the Company, and I want her to accept them." "Have you tried to find her ?" she asked.
He looked steadily at her for a moment, but her parasol had dropped a little upon his side and he could not see her face.
"Yes, I have tried," he said slowly, "and I have suffered a great disappointment.

She knows quite well that I am searching for her, and she prefers to remain undiscovered." "That sounds strange," she remarked, with her eyes fixed upon the distant Surrey hills.

"Do you know her reason ?" "I am afraid," he said deliberately, "that there can be only one.

It's a miserable thing to believe of any woman, and I'd be glad--" He hesitated.

She kept her eyes turned away from him, but her manner denoted impatience.
"Over on this side," he continued, "it seems that Monty was a gentleman in his day, and his people were--well, of your order! There was an Earl I believe in the family, and no doubt they are highly respectable.