"Where do you live?" he asked abruptly.
"In Chester," answered Grit briefly.
"That's where my friend Brandon lives, isn't it?"
"Yes."
"Do you know him?"
"Yes."
Grit felt reluctant to admit that any tie existed between himself and the returned convict.
"Brandon's wife is living, isn't she?"
"Yes."
"There's a kid, isn't there?"