"Why, I think so," Penny replied doubtfully.
"The reason I ask is that we did have an orphan by the name of Michael in our institution," Mrs. Havers declared reflectively. "He was one of my favorites. There was some mystery about his parentage, but he seemed to come from a good family."
"Do you recall his full name?" Penny questioned.
"Oh, yes, it was Michael Gladwin."
"That sounds a trifle like Haymond," Susan commented.
"Michael was brought to the institution when he was two years old," Mrs. Havers recalled. "His parents had been killed in an auto accident we were told, but while the facts were officially recorded, I always doubted the story."
"May I ask why you doubted it?" Penny inquired.
"I consider myself a fairly good judge of character," Mrs. Havers replied. "The man who brought Michael to our home was a very peculiar person. He claimed to be no relation to the boy, yet he had taken a deep liking to him and was willing to pay for his keep at the institution."
"That would seem very generous," Penny remarked.
"So I thought. From his appearance, one would never suspect that the man had such a character."