“Yes, and more. Here are twenty dollars. Accept them as a loan, to be paid back at any time that suits you.”
And Leo handed out the amount.
Mart blushed as he accepted the bills.
“I shall never forget you, never!” he murmured, and put the money away. “I will repay you as soon as I am able.”
“Be in no hurry. What are you going to do, if I may ask?”
“I am going to try to hunt up an uncle of mine,” said Mart. “If I can only find him, I think he will give me a home. If I am not mistaken, he is holding some property which belongs to me.”
“Where does your uncle live?” questioned Leo with interest.
“That I do not know. I will have to advertise for information, I presume.”
“Up-hill work, that. What is your uncle’s name?”
“Daniel Hawkins.”