"I tell you that robbery was committed by somebody who knew all about your private affairs, and was here to obtain the combination of your safe, and that somebody was either Hardwick, Mr. Allen, Ferris, or else the three of them."
CHAPTER XV.
HAL DEFENDS A GIRL.
Hal Carson's face glowed with earnestness as he spoke.
It was easy to see that he was fully convinced of the truth of what he had just said.
"It would seem as if you must be right," replied Mr. Sumner, after rather a long pause.
"You may depend on it I am, sir."
"But to think that of Allen!"
"Many a man in a high position has fallen before now. Did you ever inquire into his financial standing—that is, outside of your business relationships?"