"'Nothing.'
"'And there is no inquiry in the police court relating to it?'
"'None.'
"'Thanks. Good-morning.'"
[CHAPTER XX.]
MRS. MIDDLEMORE IS VICTIMIZED.
"Outside the court-house our reporter found Mrs. Middlemore still waiting. He took her by the arm, and led her unceremoniously away. Stopping on the opposite side of the road, he said to her:
"'Now, Mrs. Middlemore, what brought you here?'
"'I was sent for, sir,' she answered.
"'By whom?'