"Didn't you investigate him?" asked Susan.
"It is not the policy of the Glenhaven Home to probe deeply into the parentage of the children placed there," Mrs. Havers replied. "Babies left on our doorstep receive the same treatment as those brought by parents unable to keep their offsprings. In this case, the man paid Michael's way for five years in advance."
"After that I suppose you never heard from him again?" Penny inquired.
"To the contrary, money came regularly for ten years. However, during that period, no one ever visited the boy."
"Can you tell us the name of the person who brought Michael to the Home?" Penny questioned.
"It has slipped my mind for the moment. Let me see—the name began with a K. It seems to me it was Keenan or very similar. The money always came from a place by the name of Fairfax."
"What became of Michael?" inquired Susan curiously.
"He lived at the Home until he was eighteen years of age," Mrs. Havers answered. "Then we found a position for him. After that our record ceases."
"Did you never make any attempt to trace the boy's parentage?" Penny asked thoughtfully.
"Yes, a number of years ago I wrote to Fairfax. It was a strange thing—the letter was never answered. And from that day, funds ceased to come for Michael's support."