“Insurance?” asked Cardona.
“It was all in endowments,” said Richard. “They all matured, and the money went into the enterprises that I have mentioned.
“Father was generous. He made gifts to myself and my brothers. While he was no longer wealthy, his pension was more than sufficient for his present needs. Father was quite satisfied with life.”
“Did he have any enemies?”
“I AM positive that he had none. Of course” — Richard became reminiscent — “he dealt with unscrupulous speculators and fanatical inventors.
“He did have a few run-ins with people over money matters. But those occurred a long while ago — nothing within the past year; and they all concerned money that he had considered spending.
“Since he exhausted his resources, there were no occurrences of that nature.”
“Do you recall any definite incidents?”
“Not to a marked degree. I remember that a man visited father about two years ago, and they had a heated argument in the little living room upstairs. I heard the discussion through the doorway.
“The man wanted money for something, and claimed that father was trying to learn too much before he gave financial support. I do not know the nature of the matter.”