He had apparently been to look about him, and would come back at the last moment, just as the vessel was ready to sail, and in an hour or two be beyond the reach of inquiry.
Murray Bradshaw returned to his hotel, and, going to his chamber, summoned all his faculties in state council to determine what course he should follow, now that he had the object of his search certainly within reaching distance.

There was no danger now of her eluding him; but the grave question arose, what was he to do when he stood face to face with her.

She must not go,--that was fixed.

If she once got off in that ship, she might be safe enough; but what would become of certain projects in which he was interested,--that was the question.

But again, she was no child, to be turned away from her adventure by cajolery, or by any such threats as common truants would find sufficient to scare them back to their duty.