Mrs. Vernon was right,--a letter came in the evening mail. In this the lawyer stated that he had investigated the charges brought against the Great Lakes Lumber Company, and found them to be utterly without foundation.
Mrs. Vernon grew very sober when she read the communication.
"What do you think of this?" she asked, after letting Robert read the letter.
"It is as I thought," answered the young secretary. "It was a ruse to get you back to the United States."
"Do you know what I feel like doing? I feel like writing to Mr. Farley to tell Frederic that he may expect no more remittances from me."
"If you cut him off entirely what will he do?"
"He will have to do as thousands of others do, go to work for a living."
"Does he know anything--I mean anything special?"
"He is an expert bookkeeper, and could get a position at that, if he would only apply himself."
On the day following Mrs. Vernon had some special business to be transacted in London, and sent Robert down to the metropolis to attend to it.