"She is still at Portville?"
"I suppose so."
"You won't leave me and go to live with her?"
"There is no danger of that," answered Gerald.
Mr. Nixon breathed a sigh of relief.
"Stay with the old man till he dies!" he pleaded. "You won't be sorry."
"I will, Mr. Nixon."
CHAPTER XXXV
JOHN GRAVES REAPPEARS
We must now go back to Portville and gather some information about Gerald's family.