“Mr. Conroy, what is your profession?”
“I am a real-estate broker.”
“Is your office in Rosemont?”
“No, sir; my office is in New York. My home, however, is in Brierdale, about three miles north of Rosemont.”
“Have you the agency of the Thorne property, Orchards?”
“I have.”
“To whom does that property belong?”
“It was left by Mr. Curtiss Thorne’s will to his two sons, Charles and Douglas. Charles was killed in the war, and it therefore reverted to the elder son, Douglas. He is now the sole owner.”
“And he placed it with you to sell?”
“To sell or to rent—preferably to sell.”