“Who shall I give the wallet to?” asked Sam.
“Mr. Gray, here, is the professor’s partner, and half the money belongs to him. You can give it to him.”
“Have I a right to take it?” asked Philip, who did not wish to do anything unlawful.
He was assured that, as the business partner of the professor, he had as much right as Riccabocca to the custody of the common fund.
“But half of it belongs to the professor.”
“He’ll come back for it, in the custody of the sheriff. I didn’t think I was doing the man a good turn when I telegraphed to have him stopped.”
The first thing Philip did was to take from his own funds a five-dollar bill, which he tendered to Sam.
“Is it all for me?” asked the boy, his eyes sparkling his joy.
“Yes; but for you I should probably have lost a good deal more. Thank you, besides.”
And Philip offered his hand to Sam, who grasped it fervently.