"You delivered the young lady at the junction from quite a predicament."
"Didn't I, though! Well, she is evidently a fine little woman and pretty. Lies for a pretty woman don't count. By the way—may I ask? What line of business are you in?"
CHAPTER II.
THE STRANGER ON THE THRESHOLD.
"I am not in business," said the other. "I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon. I suppose you must have known him."
"Yes, indeed."
"And am going out to wind up his affairs. I have been abroad and have only just returned. The news of his death was quite a surprise to me. I had not been informed that he was ill."
"Then you are the heir of John Morgan?"
"I am told so. It is but three days now since I reached this country, and I have no information except as contained in a brief notice from attorneys."