"Tommy!" she cried.
"Well, mamma?" he replied.
"Have you seen Alice?"
"No."
"She is not in the cave, and I notice that her hat and little cloak are missing. Where can she have gone?"
Tommy reflected a moment.
"I think I know, mamma," he said.
"If you can guess, you are smarter than I am," she replied.
"I remarked," continued Tommy, "that she listened with peculiar attention when she heard a man had gone to Silver City to arrest Mr. Smithers. He is her father, and she always had a great affection for him."
"I am aware of that."