And here the gentleman hesitated.
"But what, sir?"
"Well, I don't know as I ought to tell," was the reply. "You just saved my life, and I don't want to hurt your feelings."
These words puzzled me not a little, and I said so.
"Well, the fact is, your uncle and I could never agree on some business matters. I did not think his actions were right, and I told him so, and we had quite a quarrel. But of course this has nothing to do with you."
"It will not have," I returned. "My uncle has not treated me fairly, and we parted on bad terms, so I do not care what opinion you have of him."
"Indeed!"
"Yes, sir. I used to live with my uncle."
"Are your parents living?"
"No, sir; they were killed in a railroad accident in England, and my uncle became my guardian."