"Blest if I know a thing about it. It's the first I've heard of it."
"I'm awfully sorry," said the Congressman, "because I'm anxious to get some of the facts in the case."
As Felix Conway left the room Barry Wynn emerged from the little apartment where he had been sorting out and piling up the public documents.
"Mr. Carlton," he said, timidly, "I couldn't help overhearing your conversation with Mr. Hudson and Mr. Conway. You were speaking to them about the Garner claim."
"I was, indeed," was the response. "You don't mean to tell me that you know anything about it?"
"Yes," was the hesitating reply, "I know a little about it."
"When did you hear of it?" was the surprised question.
"The first I heard of it was when Mr. Hudson came in," replied Barry, "but I read about it an hour ago."
"Read about it?"
"Yes; when I was going through those old papers I found a report from the House Committee concerning the Garner claim."