CHAPTER XV
MR. CUTLER’S VISITOR
“Well, Tom,” asked Mr. Keen, the next morning, “did you deliver the papers?”
“Yes, sir, and Mr. Norris said he would call on you this afternoon.”
“Very good; I’ll be here. Now get me the surrogate’s office, in the court house.”
Tom had on a small card, the numbers of the places most frequently called up by the members of the firm, in order to save the time of looking in the telephone book, and he soon had the connection for Mr. Keen.
As our hero was going home that afternoon Mr. Keen gave him a message to deliver to a client who lived in the suburbs, across the Charles River.
“It is quite important,” said the lawyer, “or I would not ask you to spend your own time delivering it.”
“I don’t mind,” replied Tom.
“Well, I am sure I appreciate that. Since you are so good-natured about it I think I will ask you to do a little more. This concerns a suit which is to be tried to-morrow. I must have an answer from this gentleman, and he has no telephone. Will you go out there, and bring back the answer?”
“Yes, sir.”