“To whoever the court appointed guardian,” was the reply. “Is there such a case?”
“Would the heir have any say about the appointment of the guardian?” continued the lad.
“I think he ought to,” was the answer.
Alex was thoughtful for a short time and then drew from an inside pocket a folded newspaper, which he passed over to Clay.
“Perhaps you would better read the story for yourself,” he said, “then you’ll know all about it.”
The newspaper contained a long account of the death by drowning of one Orlando Stegman.
“Where did you get this?” asked Clay, after running hastily through the article. “Is the Orlando Stegman, the person named here, the uncle of Paul?”
“Yes,” was the answer. “Another part of the same newspaper contains an advertisement offering a reward for the discovery of the heir. Paul won’t have to dodge about the country any more.”
“Did you show him this article?” asked Clay, rising to his feet. “Tell me where you got it.”
“It just appeared,” was the reply. “I have no idea where it came from. It is a Chicago paper, and how a Chicago newspaper got down here is more than I can guess.”