Miss Ri hesitated before she made answer. "It may be that, Verlinda."
Linda gave a little sigh. "I am sorry he had to feel that way about it. I wouldn't have blamed him, for he was not to blame, was he? He couldn't help it."
"Not unless he chose to be disloyal to Mr. Jeffreys and dishonorable altogether."
"And that he could never be. We know that, don't we, Aunt Ri? Shall we see his sister and mother, do you think?"
"I am sure we shall. I wrote to Mrs. Matthews that we were coming."
No more was said on the subject just then; but, in thinking it over in the seclusion of her room, it dawned upon Miss Ri that Linda was much more concerned for Berkley's part in the transaction than in her own loss of the property. "Well," she exclaimed, sitting down to face the situation, "this is a revelation. How on earth is it going to end now, I'd like to know."