Two weeks later, I began, in a very quiet way to do certain work for the
man who had helped me in my second search for Theresa. The money I have
earned has been immense; since it was troubles of the rich I was given
to settle, and I was almost always successful. Every cent has gone to
her. She has been in Europe for a year and last week she made her debut.
You read about it in the papers, but neither you nor any one else in
this country but myself knew that under the name she chosen to assume,
Theresa Strange, the long forgotten beauty, has recovered that place in
the world, to which her love and genius entitle her.
This is my story and hers. From now on, you are the third in the secret.
Some day, my father will be the fourth. I think then, a new dawn of
love will arise for us all, which will stay the whitening of his dear
head--for I believe in him after all. Yesterday when he passed the wall
where her picture once hung--no other has ever hung there--I saw him
stop and look up, and, Roger, when he passed me a minute later, there
was a tear in his hard eye.