And after all perhaps \'tis best
To make no mention of the past;
The clouds have vanished and to all
The peaceful days have come at last.

Five years have passed away since that death in the lonely prison cell, but from that day, Sam Lee disappeared as completely from the gaze of man as if he, too, had journeyed to the world from whence there is no returning.

Search was unavailing and inquiry and investigation alike, fruitless.

The autopsy made upon the dead man\'s body revealed nothing other than asphyxiation by an unknown drug, but whether administered by his own or other hands, was never ascertained.
 
Men reasoned, argued and theorized, and at last lost interest.

For Elizabeth\'s sake, Sir Frederic saw that the body was decently interred and then made haste to return once more to Portland Place, as it was Stella\'s ardent wish that her child should be born in the home so dear to her own youthful associations.

Little Archie is now nearly five years old and baby Millie just turned one, but they have thus early demonstrated their importance in the Atherton family, and no one dreams for a moment of denying their claims to attention and worship.

Mrs. Sinclair is radiantly happy.

Little Archie is her husband\'s namesake, and on him she lavishes so much of her tender love that Stella often wonders if baby Millie will not some day look with jealous eyes upon her grandma\'s preference.

The children are frequent visitors at the house in G&mda............