"And the girl—what of her?"
"I heard she was supporting herself by teaching the piano."
"Is it possible! Do you know where she is?"
"I don't know. But I think I can find out."
"Then you must do so—to-morrow morning," returned Mark Horton. "Gertrude may still be in New York! Pray Heaven she will come back to me!"
CHAPTER XXVI. NELSON ON SHIPBOARD.
Nelson was tending the stand on the morning following the conversation just recorded, when suddenly Paul Randall came running up, all out of breath.