"Extraordinary!" exclaimed the doctor, although he now knew something of Matthew De Vere's character. "Where did you get this?"
"I found it on the floor near where Mr. Simmons sat," replied Nellie.
"He must have accidentally dropped it."
"Yes, but isn't it awful?"
"It is, indeed; but there seems little doubt of its being genuine, as here are the names signed to it. Is this Matthew's writing?"
"Yes, I think so. It looks exactly like it," replied Nellie.
"It was a bold act of villainy, and his father should know it," continued the doctor thoughtfully.
"I can't think Matthew is so bad as that shows," said Mrs. Dutton.
"Do you know the cause of their quarrel, Nellie?" asked her father.
She hesitated. The question was especially embarrassing to her.