legatee, by a will dated five years back, leaving a thousand pounds
to the late Mrs. Ward, and a few other legacies, but the mass of the
property to the nephew.

Sam's 'facilities' not satisfying the Doctor, it was further
explained that every endeavour was being made to discover what other
documents were likely to have been kept in the missing memorandum-
book, so as to lead to the detection of any person who might present
any such at a bank; and it was made evident that everything was being
done, short of the impracticability of searching an unaccused man,
but he could not but perceive that Mr. Bramshaw's 'ifs' indicated
great doubt of the existence of receipt and of pocket-book. Throwing
out a hint that the time of Sam's return should be investigated, he
learnt that this had been Edward Anderson's first measure, and that
it was clear, from the independent testimony of the ostler at
Whitford, the friend who had driven Sam, and the landlord of the
Three Goblets, that there was not more than time for the return
exactly as described at the inquest; and though the horse was swift
and powerful, and might probably have been driven at drunken speed,
this was too entirely conjectural for anything to be founded on it.
Nor had the cheque by Bilson on the Whitford Bank come in.

'Something must assuredly happen to exonerate the guiltless, it would
be profane to doubt,' said Dr. May continually to himself and to the
Wards; but Leonard's secret was a painful burthen that he could
scarcely have borne without sharing it with that daughter who was his
other self, and well proved to be a safe repository.

'That's my Leonard,' said Ethel. 'I know him much better now than
any time since the elf-bolt affair! They have not managed to ruin