[CHAPTER VI—MORE NEWS]
“They told me at your office you had come here, Mr. Howbridge,” said Neale. “And I hurried on as fast as I could.”
“Did they send you here to find me?” asked the lawyer.
“Yes, sir.”
“With any message?” As Mr. Howbridge asked this Ruth noticed that her guardian seemed very anxious about something.
“Yes, I have a message,” went on Neale. “It’s about—”
“The Jackson case?” interrupted the lawyer. “Is there a decision from the court and—”
“Oh, no, this isn’t anything about the Jackson case or any other,” Neale hastened to say. “It’s about my father. And—”
Ruth and Agnes could not help gasping in surprise. As for the two smaller Kenway children all they had eyes for was the houseboat.
“Oh, your father!” repeated Mr. Howbridge. “Have you found him, Neale?” There was very evident relief in the lawyer’s tone.