"You know something of law, too, I see. I sha'n't ask you to go home, nor shall I go myself. I shall remain to see how this affair turns out."
They were driving down Pennsylvania Avenue now. Kate, recalling her departure, asked, "You did not get the letter I left for you at home?"
"No, I did not know you were gone."
"I left a few lines to tell you that I had seen Jones." She watched him as she said this. He did not start, as she expected. His lips were suddenly compressed and his eye grew dark; then he smiled grimly.
"I hope you felt repaid for your trouble."
"Yes. I felt amply repaid. Jones has undertaken to find out what became of Jack after his arrival at the Union outposts."
"Did you discuss the whole affair with him?"
"Yes. I was greatly relieved by what I learned. I was afraid you had some sinister purpose in secreting him as the only link between Jack and his friends. It gave me new life to find that you had been so tender and thoughtful to Jones, for, as the event proved, he no sooner learned that there were apprehensions as to Jack's safety, than he set about his discovery."
"Did Jones share your grateful sentiment?"
"I think he did. To spare you agitation, he set out at once alone, in order that you might be relieved of all responsibility."