“Yes, sir.”
“Meanwhile, you and your stepson have had time to compare notes, and you have had a chance to learn his numbers.”
Mrs. Estabrook turned livid.
“I didn't expect to have such a charge brought against me, Mr. Reynolds, and by you,” she said, her voice trembling with passion.
“I have brought no such charge, Mrs. Estabrook. I have only explained how there may be doubt of your claim to the money.”
“I thought you knew me better, sir.”
“I think I do, and I also think I know Grant better than to think him capable of abstracting your bonds. Yet you have had no hesitation in bringing this serious charge against him.”
“That is different, sir.”
“Pardon me, I can see no difference. He has the same right that you have to be considered innocent till he is proved to be guilty.”
“You must admit, sir,” said Willis Ford, “that appearances are very much against Grant.”