"Because he is my uncle, and half of the shares belong to my mother."
CHAPTER XXXVIII
THE MINING STOCK IS SOLD.
"But I understood that you were poor," said Mr. Rockwell, surprised at Mark's statement.
"That we are so is because Mr. Talbot as executor has concealed from my mother the existence of the stock as a part of grandfather's estate."
"How long since your grandfather died?"
"Nearly two years."
"And the stock is only now to be sold?"
"Yes; my uncle had advices that it would be well to wait, as it was likely to go up."
"And your mother's share is half—say, two hundred shares?"
"Yes, sir."