“What of him?”
“He was a bit eccentric, was he not?”
“Very eccentric indeed. He imagined that many folks were trying to get the best of him.”
“He promised to leave you some money when he died, didn’t he?”
“Why do you ask that question?”
“Never mind just now. Please answer my question.”
“Yes, he said that when he died I was to have everything he left, and he said something about a thousand dollars or more. But I never got the money.”
“Did he say where he had placed the money?”
“No. We thought he had it in a savings bank, but we could never find any bank book. Oh, tell me, have you found a bank book among those books we let you have?”
“No, I haven’t found any bank book, I have found something better yet,” and Frank smiled broadly.