Her story got about, and several of the people here did something to enable her to earn an honest living.

Stapleton did for one, and Sir Charles for another.

I gave a trifle myself.

It was to set her up in a typewriting business." He wanted to know the object of my inquiries, but I managed to satisfy his curiosity without telling him too much, for there is no reason why we should take anyone into our confidence.

Tomorrow morning I shall find my way to Coombe Tracey, and if I can see this Mrs.Laura Lyons, of equivocal reputation, a long step will have been made towards clearing one incident in this chain of mysteries.