“Still the revelation of your complicity in the suppression of the last will would injure your reputation, Mr. Ray.”
“I can stand it,” answered Ray with assumed indifference. “You see, my dear fellow, you have brought your wares to the wrong market. Of course you are disappointed.”
“Yes, especially as I am dead broke.”
“No doubt.”
“And it prompts me to take my chances with the will in spite of the death of the rightful heirs.”
“What do you propose to do?”
“Lay the matter before a shrewd lawyer of my acquaintance.”
Stephen Ray looked uneasy. The lawyer might suggest doubts as to the truth of his story concerning Ernest’s decease.
“That would be very foolish,” he said.
“Would it? Then perhaps you can suggest a better course.”