"But I have seen it."
"I cannot help it."
"One question: Whose portrait is that?"
"It is a portrait of Amalie."
"Your child?"
"Yes."
"She is indeed a beautiful girl," came the declaration.
CHAPTER VIII.
JACK'S GREAT DETECTIVE WORK—"WALK INTO MY MESHES," SAID THE DETECTIVE—A ROGUE WALKS IN—THE FORGED ACCEPTANCE—CLOSING DOWN FOR A CONFESSION.