ould be my wife."

"I am sure you would have acted honorably," said Morley gravely, "but it
is just as well that you did not marry the girl. I think she had some
reason to be jealous of Miss Denham."

Ware groaned. "I tried my best to----" He broke off with a frown. "This
is my private business, Morley. You have no right to pry into these
things."

Morley shrugged his shoulders. "As you please. I shall say no more. But
I don't expect you'll see Miss Denham again."

"I don't expect I shall. Please leave her name out of this
conversation."

"For the moment I am agreeable to do so. But as I believe her to be
guilty, I must ask you a question or two."

"I shall answer no questions," responded Giles violently. "Miss Denham
is innocent."

"Then why did she fly?"

"I don't know. If I can only find her, I shall ask her to come back and
face the worst. She can explain."

"She will have to when she is caught. How do you propose to find her,
Ware?"

"I don't know. Wait till I am on my feet again."

"Well," said Morley cheerfully, "I'll give you a clue--the Scarlet
Cross."

"Rubbish! There's nothing in that in spite of the anonymous letter. What
do you know about the matter?"

"Only what Steel told me. He found a boatman at Gravesend who declared
that on the day of the crime--Steel gave him the date--a small steam
yacht was lying in the river off the town. It was called _The Red
Cross_. The next morning it was gone. The night was foggy, and no one
saw it leave its moorings. It simply vanished. What do you make of that,
Ware?"

"Nothing at all. What has this yacht to do with Miss Denham?"

"Can't you see? The anonymous letter referred to a Scarlet Cross. Such
an ornament was picked up in the church, and the boat was called----"

"_The Red Cross_--not _The Scarlet Cross_," interrupted Ware.

"Only a difference of shade," said Morley ironically. "But I am certain
that Miss Denham with her companion went on board that yacht. I can't
think how else they escaped."

"Why should this lawyer's clerk have gone on board?"

"That's what Steel is trying to find out. I expect he will make
inquiries of Asher, Son, and Asher's office. But the name of the yacht,
the fact that Miss Denham made for Gravesend, where it was lying, and
its appearance and disappearance within twenty-four hours during which
the crime was committed shows me that she fled and that she is guilty."

Ware restrained himself with a violent effort. "Oh