"Far from it," said Mr. Larabee in solemn accents.
"Eh?" asked Glen, wondering what was coming.
"I always said it was foolish for my sister to leave Richard so much money," went on Mr. Larabee severely, "and I told Mortimer Hamilton that he was risking his money to go to Europe. Now, what I said would happen has happened."
"Is Mr. Hamilton in trouble?" asked Glen, not a little rejoiced to find that difficulties were in store for Dick.
"Well, I'd call it trouble to lose nearly all my fortune. But it serves Mortimer right, and Richard also."
"Has Mr. Hamilton lost his money?" inquired Glen, coming closer to Mr. Larabee.
"Practically so."
"And Dick?"
"A large part of his is gone also. It was invested with Mr. Hamilton's. I received word of it yesterday, and I hurried to come here and tell him. A New York bank, in which Mr. Hamilton was largely interested, and in which were most of Dick's funds, as well his father's, has failed."
"Then Mr. Hamilton isn't a millionaire any longer?"