I thought it was going to be a match, but they were both poor, and the girl suddenly married a young nobleman, a man I disliked very much, a wastrel and a ne'er-do-well.

But there were stories about this other young man who was supposed to be in love with her, and perhaps they came to her ears, and drove her to the other man, though it was a case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.

The young engineer left the place suddenly, and disappeared, and everybody attributed poor Susie's downfall to him." There was silence for a moment, then she went on musingly: "Strange how even the most timid of our sex can display firmness and determination when they have made up their minds to do so.

Though Susie has been implored to disclose his name, she has refused to do so.

Those childish little lips of hers close tightly whenever one approaches the subject, and she has absolutely refused to say one word that would lead to a clue." "Perhaps--perhaps the young man was not guilty after all," said Celia.
Lady Gridborough shook her head.
"I'm afraid he was, my dear," she said, with a sigh and a shrug.