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300 “Where has he gone to?” roared M. Tamworth, m his excitement,

“T haven't the remotest idea, sir,” Robert.

answered

“The double-dyed villain,” hissed M. Tamworth between his clenched teethe “The double-dyed villain,” he repeated. “ But by Heaven he shall be brought back,

cven if it takes all my fortune to cffect his capturc. ‘That will do, Robert. You may g0.”

As the man took his departure and closed the door, T stepped from behind the screen. Mr.Tamworth scemed terribly distressed.

“T'his 15 an awful bit ol busmess,” he exclumed ; “you sce the arch villain has anticipated this discovery and bolted. What 15 to be done now ?”

“ We must arrest him i his flight,” was my answer. CAnd to facihitate that you must furnmsh me with a full desceription of him.”

• Unless the rascal has removed 1ty

satd - Mr. Tamworth, * his likeness hangs over the mantelpieee, in his room above the stable. T will go and cet 1t You will excuse me.”

He hurried from the room, and was absent nearly o quarter of an hour. Then he returned bearmg a framed photograph m his hand. Tt was the lkeness of a short, thick-set man n coachman’s garb. He had grey whiskers and moustache, and grey hair ; and rather a scowhing expression of face. Tasked Mr. Tamworth af it was a good hikeness of John Tupper, and he assured me 1t was a most excellent hikeness.,

Promising Mr. "Tamworth to do all [ could to effect 1 upper’s arrest, 1 left F.inden House, taking the photograph with me. As soon as 1 got back to London I haled a hansom and drove to Whitney, Blake, and Montaguc's.

“My surmise about the coachman s correct,” I said, as I showed them the hike- ness, a,n(l told them that the man had fed. They acknowledged that the Tikeness was a very striking one, and as T intended to have it reproduced and sent broadceast all over the countryv. I was hopceful that Islmul(l be able to speedily bring about Tupper’s arrest.

I Tost no time m putting the photo. m hand for reproduction, and in the meantime Niss

Artols was again brought up before the magistrate, and i view of the facts the

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solicitors were able to lay before him with reference to Tupper’s flight, he no longer hesitated to admit the young lady to bail, her uncle being aceepted for two thousand pounds. "I'wo days after her release, young Ningsley called upon me again. He was terribly agitated, and throwing himscell into a chair he rocked himsell to and fro, and aroanced with the anguish that tortured him. When he had somewhat calmed down, he exclammed na voree that was broken up with the passton of his grief :—

“HOHN TUPPERS

“ Mr. Donovan, help me with vour advice,

or [ think I shall co mad. And above all, do not betray the confidence T am going

to repose moyou.” I oassured him that he

might trust me, and he proceeded.

“Miss Artols came to me vesterday, and that she was an un-

conscious vietim i this terrible business, and satd that T must give heruap. Inospite of IV entreatios, My pravers, my tears, she most resolutely declined to tell me \\h()sc victim she was, and with a great shudder she sand her Tips were scaled with a seal she dare not break. I urged her to fly with me. 1 told