The Lonely Bride by Fred M. White

Left to herself, Grace's first thoughts were for her father. Cattley's revelations as to the extraordinary state of affairs which had been brought about by the unexpected conduct of James Holder had somewhat softened Grace so far as the author of her being was concerned. Naturally, she had imagined that her father had been speculating wildly with the money entrusted to him by his clients, and that he had made an attempt to shield one crime with a still greater crime of forcing her into an alliance with Stephen Rice.

It was good, at any rate, to know that this was not the case, and that Anstey had suffered, like many a better man before him, from over-confidence in others. If what Cattley said was correct, then James Holder was no better than a cunning swindler, who had grossly betrayed the trust reposed in him, and had led a life of sheer hypocrisy. But, as Cattley had pointed out, James Holder was not entirely responsible for his own actions. He had developed a mania which no one guessed for a moment.