“We were partners, and he insisted that half of it belonged to me.”
“That was generous. So you have come back to dispose of it. Is Bush with you?”
“No,” said Harry, soberly. “He is dead.”
“Dead! Why, that is sudden.”
“I will tell you about it.”
“Sit right down here, and tell me.”
Harry seated himself, and gave a brief account of the murderous attack upon Bush, and his death, mentioning in the conclusion that he was the heir of the miner’s property.
“Let me see the paper,” said Mr. Lindsay.
Harry exhibited the paper signed by Bush just before he died.