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Book, page 171 / 301 Lord Rotherwood went on. 'They asked me who Miss Dolores Mohun was, and I could do no otherwise than tell them, and likewise where to find her, but I explained that she is a mere child; and I told them I would come down here, so I hope you will have as little annoyance as possible.' 'It is very good of you, Rotherwood, but I can't understand it at all. Was her name on the back?' 'Certainly; I told them I thought the whole thing must be a well got up forgery, and a confidential clerk was to go down today to Darminster to try to find out who gave it in there.' 'Darminster! Flinders!' ejaculated Miss Mohun. 'Regie,' exclaimed Lady Merrifield; 'what did you say about having seen some one like Dolores at Darminster station?' 'I was nearly jumping out after her. I should have said it was herself, if it had not been impossible. Why she was with you at Rockstone, and it was a pouring, dripping day,' said the colonel. 'No, she was not. She begged to spend the day with Constance Hacket, and we picked her up as we came home. Poor child, what has she been doing? I have not looked after her properly.' 'But need she have had anything to do with it?' said Colonel Mohun. 'How should a cheque of Maurice's come into her possession?' 'She did tell me,' said Lady Merrifield,' that her father had left one with her to pay for some German scientific book that might be sent for him.' 'I see, then!' cried Miss Mohun. 'That wretch Flinders must have got into communication with her, and induced her to fill up her father's cheque for him.' 'But why should it be Flinders?' said Lord Rotherwood. 'Jane found out that he is living at Darminster, and has been trying to
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