“That is obviously what she intended; probably hoped to involve you in further trouble. Jove! now she’s with Barnard, she’s probably longing to have this codicil back in her possession,” as he spoke, Duncan thrust the codicil inside the secret drawer. “It can rest there for tonight; in the morning I’ll take it to the Admiral, and then, good-bye to Chichester Barnard’s inheritance. To think of his eloping with a poor woman after all! I believe he knew or suspected she had the codicil--what an awakening for them both when they find she left the codicil here.” Duncan shut the drawer, and turned to his silent companion. “Marjorie, have you nothing to say to me?” Marjorie’s eyes fell before his ardent look. “I have so much that I do not know where to begin. Ah, how can I thank you for your faith....” “It was more than faith, Marjorie, it was the master hand of love.” And as his arms closed around her, she knew, Oh, happy Marjorie, that she had won her woman’s paradise at last. THE END TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: On page 13, swivil has been changed to swivel. On page 13, amenuensis has been changed to amanuensis. On page 24, Consin has been changed to Cousin. On page 66, to-day has been changed to today. On page 69, Elipse has been changed to Ellipse. On page 95, dinner dance has been changed to dinner-dance. On pages 136 and 139, to-morrow has been changed to tomorrow. On page 175, insistance has been changed to insistence. On page 175, ice-water has been changed to ice water. On page 186, Calhourn has been changed to Calhoun. On page 211, Valkenburg has been changed to Valkenberg. On page 224, sun-lit has been changed to sunlit. On page 233, armchair has been changed to arm-chair. Illustrations occurring in the middle of a paragraph have been moved to avoid interrupting the reader’s flow. Other spellings, hyphenation and non-English dialogue have been retained as typeset.