name to enable him the more easily to escape observation, for it was
James Hathaway who was accused, not Colonel James Weatherby. It was
difficult, however, for the girl to familiarize herself with the idea
that Gran'pa Jim was really James Hathaway; still, if her mother's name
before her marriage was indeed Beatrice Hathaway, as the watch proved,
then there was no question but her grandfather's name was also Hathaway.
He had changed it for a purpose and she must not question the honesty of
that purpose, however black the case looked against her beloved Gran'pa
Jim.

This discovery, nevertheless, only added to the mystery of the whole
affair, which she realized her inability to cope with. Grouping the
facts with which she was familiar into regular order, her information
was limited as follows:

Once Gran'pa Jim was rich and prosperous and was named Hathaway. He had
many friends and lived in a handsome city house. Suddenly he left
everything and ran away, changing his name to that of Weatherby. He was
afraid, for some unknown reason, of being arrested, and whenever
discovery threatened his retreat he would run away again. In this manner
he had maintained his liberty for nine years, yet to-day the officers of
the law seemed as anxious to find him as at first. To sum up, Gran'pa
Jim was accused of a crime so important that it could not be condoned
and only his cleverness in evading arrest had saved him from prison.

That would look pretty black to a stranger, and it made even Mary Louise
feel very uncomfortable and oppressed, but against the accusation the
girl placed these facts, better known to her than the others: Gran'pa
Jim was a good man, kind and honest. Since she had known him his life
had been blameless. Mamma Bee, who knew him best of all, never faltered