"The question is, did Browning fulfill his trust, or keep the money himself?"
"That would come out, wouldn't it? The family would make inquiries."
"They did not know that the dying man had money. He kept it to himself, for he wanted to go home and give them an agreeable surprise. Butler knew this, and, I think, he took advantage of it."
"That was contemptible. But can't it be ascertained? Is it known where the family lives? What is the name?"
"Walton."
"Walton!" repeated Warner Powell, in surprise.
"Yes; do you know any family of that name?"
"I know a boy in Chicago named Luke Walton. He is in the employ of my aunt. A part of his time he spends in selling papers."
"Mr. Browning told me that Walton only left a daughter, and that the family had gone to the Eastern States."
"Would he be likely to tell you the truth—supposing he had really kept the money?"