chances in her favor. Don't worry, daughter dear. Now you must go to bed, or you will be ill over this. Those motorists ought to be punished, if any one is."
"Yes," agreed Mr. Ford. "Now I must see what I can do to offset this loss. You don't suppose, do you Grace, that those men could have had any object in getting those papers away from you?"
"What do you mean?" asked Grace, in wonderment.
"I mean, did they seem to follow you as if they had knowledge that the papers would be transferred to-day, and were determined to get them?"
"I don't think so, Daddy. I'm sure they didn't follow me. They just seemed to come out of the storm—trying to get away from it—as I was doing. I'm sure it was all an accident—just carelessness.
"Very likely. I was foolish to suggest it, but so much depends on those papers that I don't know just what to think. But there, Grace," as he kissed her, "you must rest yourself. I will think of a way out, I'm sure. Will, come with me. I may need you to make some memoranda while I telephone," and he and his son went to the library.
