Wylder's Hand Chapter 63 - The Ace Of Hearts

In which Captain Lake candidly reveals the concealed cause of Mark Wylder’s abrupt departure, confiding in the ever-scrupulous attorney Joseph Larkin during a genteel promenade on the green; and later, under the weight of impending troubles and unspoken suspicions, Stanley Wylder and Dorcas quietly anticipate the arrival of Rachel, whose cryptic letter sows subtle tension in their solitary household.