Ernest, quiet and self-possessed, entered the office and approached the lawyer's desk.
"Are you Mr. Bolton?" he asked
"Yes, and you--"
"I am Ernest Ray."
Benjamin Bolton looked keenly at the boy, admiring his handsome face and manly bearing.
"I see your father's looks in you," he said.
"Then you knew my father?" said Ernest, eagerly.
"Yes. We were young men together."
"I am glad to meet you then."
"You come from California?"