"He is all of that," said James, emphatically.
"My uncle is old, and his mind is weak. He is very likely to be influenced by a sharp, unprincipled boy."
"It's lucky you came down here to watch him."
"That depends on whether I am able to put a spoke in his wheel."
"Do you know whether your uncle has much money?"
"I don't know, positively, but I have heard he was very successful in California."
"If he is rich, I shouldn't think he would live in such a tumble-down cabin," said Tom.
"Perhaps he has become a miser. His burying money looks like it."
They entered the wood, and as the boys knew their way all over it, they were able to go straight to the tree.
"It was from this tree that old Anthony measured," said James.