The next day passed and still no word was received.
“Frank, do you think you could talk to Mr. Garrison?” questioned the boy’s father.
“Yes, sir—if you’ll tell me about what you’ll want me to say.”
“I want to find out just how he stands in relation to that benevolent order. If you can’t find out from him I want you to go to Mr. Bardwell Mason, the secretary. Here is his address on a card. I want to know exactly how matters stand.”
“What shall I do if I find Mr. Garrison has used up some money that doesn’t belong to him?”
“Tell him for me that he must straighten out the matter at once. If he does not I shall apply to the authorities for protection.”
“Could the authorities make you pay that ten thousand dollars if Jabez Garrison didn’t pay it?”
“Certainly, if he was in arrears that amount.”
“It’s a big sum of money, father.”
“To lose that amount would ruin me, Frank.”