“Then I give you notice that the boy will at once bring suit for the restoration of the estate and the vindication of his rights.”
“I suppose you are his lawyer?” sneered Ray.
“The firm with which I am connected has undertaken the case.”
“What is the firm?” asked Stephen Ray with an anxiety which he could not conceal.
“Norcross & Co.,” answered Bolton.
Great drops of perspiration appeared on the brows of Stephen Ray. He knew well the high reputation and uniform success of the firm in question.
He did not immediately answer, but began to pace the room in agitation. Finally he spoke.
“This has come upon me as a surprise. I thought the boy dead. I may be willing to make some arrangement. Bring him here next week—say Tuesday—and we will talk the matter over.”
“You must do more than talk the matter over, Stephen Ray. A great injustice has been done, the wrong must be righted.”
“Come here next Tuesday,” was the only answer.