Hewasinnohurry。Hehadasingularfaiththathewouldeventuallydiscoverherwhereabouts，beabletomakeallnecessaryinquiriesintoherconductandhabits，andperhapsevenenjoyabriefseasonofunsuspectedpersonalobservationbeforerevealinghimself。Andthisfaithwasassingularlyrewarded。
Havingoccasiontogethiswatchrepairedonedayheenteredalargejeweler’sshop，andwhilewaitingitsexaminationhisattentionwasattractedbyanordinaryold-fashioneddaguerreotypecaseintheformofaheart-shapedlocketlyingonthecounterwithotherarticlesleftforrepairs。Somethinginitsappearancetouchedachordinhismemory；heliftedthehalf-openedcaseandsawamuchfadeddaguerreotypeportraitofhimselftakeninMissouribeforeheleftintheCalifornianemigration。Herecognizeditatonceasonehehadgiventohiswife；thefadedlikenesswassolittlelikehispresentselfthatheboldlyexamineditandaskedthejeweleroneortwoquestions。Themanwascommunicative。Yes，itwasanold-fashionedaffairwhichhadbeenleftforrepairsafewdaysagobyaladywhosenameandaddress，writtenbyherself，wereonthecardtiedtoit。
Mr。JamesSmithhadbythistimefullycontrolledtheemotionhefeltasherecognizedhiswife’snameandhandwriting，andknewthatatlastthecluewasfound！Helaiddownthecasecarelessly，gavethefinaldirectionsfortherepairsofhiswatch，andlefttheshop。Theaddress，ofwhichhehadtakenamentalnote，was，tohissurprise，verynearhisownlodgings；buthewentstraighthome。Hereafewinquiriesofhisjanitorelicitedtheinformationthatthebuildingindicatedintheaddresswasalargeoneoffurnishedapartmentsandofficeslikehisown，andthatthe\"Mrs。
Smith\"mustbesimplythehousekeeperofthelandlord，whosenameappearedintheDirectory，butnotherown。Yethewaiteduntileveningbeforeheventuredtoreconnoitrethepremises；withthepossessionofhiscluecameaslightcoolingofhisardorandextremecautioninhisfurtherproceedings。Thehouse——areconstructedwoodenbuilding——offerednoexternalindicationoftheroomssheoccupiedintheuniformlycurtainedwindowsthatfrontthestreet。Yethefeltanoddandpleasurableexcitementinpassingonceortwicebeforethosewallsthathidthegoalofhisquest。Asyethehadnotseenher，andtherewasnaturallytheaddedzestofexpectation。Henoticedthattherewasanewbuildingopposite，withvacantofficestolet。Aprojectsuddenlyoccurredtohim，whichbymorninghehadfullymatured。Hehiredafrontroominthefirstfloorofthenewbuilding，hadithurriedlyfurnishedasaprivateoffice，andonthesecondmorningofhisdiscoverywasinstalledbehindhisdeskatthewindowcommandingafullviewoftheoppositehouse。TherewasnothingstrangeintheSouthAmericancapitalistselectingaprivateofficeinsopopularalocality。
Twoorthreedayselapsedwithoutanyresultfromhisespionage。