"I fancy they have it at the bank," said Claude.
"And much good it does you there!" exclaimed Dalrymple. "Shall I tell you what I'd do with it if it were mine?"
"Yes, do," said Jack, smiling in advance.
"Then come outside and you shall hear. I am afraid I have shocked your friends sufficiently for one night. And there's a very fascinating moon."
CHAPTER XIX
THE CAT AND THE MOUSE
"You're a lucky fellow," said the squatter as they sauntered down the drive. "Give me another of those cigars; they are better than mine, after all."
"They ought to be," replied Jack complacently. "I told old Claude to pay all he could for 'em."
"He seems to have done so. What an income you must have!"