“No, I do not. I only reached the city to-day, and came at once to your office to inform you of the new danger which menaced our cause.”
“The information is important, Mrs. Lindsay,” said the lawyer, thoughtfully. “I must endeavor to guard against his machinations. No doubt he will first try to find out Margaret Walsh, and when he has found her will seek to buy her over to his interest. From what I know of the woman, he will have no difficulty in succeeding.”
“What can we do?” asked Mrs. Lindsay, anxiously.
“I don’t care to bid against him, for, having such large interests at stake, he will take care to go as high as we. We must do what we can to keep them apart.”
“Will that be possible?”
“We can at least try. I must have time to think what methods are to be used.”
“When shall you see Margaret?”
“To-morrow, probably. That is the day on which she has been accustomed to come for her weekly allowance, and I must do her the justice to say that she has never yet failed to present herself punctually. You will remain in New York?”
“Yes,” said Mrs. Lindsay. “In my present state of mind I could not be contented away from here.”
“What will be your address?”