She was a great sufferer." "And her nephew ?" inquired the clergyman.
"Her grandson, you mean." Jeffreys' heart leapt.

"What was his name ?" he asked, excitedly.
"Forrester; a dear young fellow he was.

His mother, who died out in India, was Mrs Wilcox's only daughter.

Yes, poor Gerard Forrester was brought home from school about six months ago terribly crippled by an accident.

It was said one of his school-fellows had--" "But where is he now?
tell me, for mercy's sake!" exclaimed Jeffreys.
"I cannot tell you that," replied the minister.