"Sorry I had to keep you waiting. Jack," he said, as he set the articles down and proceeded to liberate our hero. "But I had the whole affair to smooth over, and I had also to get Gendron out of the muss," and he smiled grimly.
"Dr. Mackey, why do you treat me in this fashion?" demanded Jack.
"Because I want you to come to your senses and understand that I am your father."
"Do you think you are treating me as a father should?"
"A son who will not obey must be made to obey. Here, I have brought you something to eat and to drink. Fall to and make the most of it."
It would have been foolish to refuse the invitation, and our hero began to eat without delay. The surgeon watched him curiously.
"Jack, don't you think you are acting the part of a fool?" said the man presently.
"No, I do not."
"I offer you a name, a good home, and your share of a large fortune, and yet you turn your back on me and my offers."
"Have you a large fortune coming to me?"