“When did you see him last?”
“Last week.”
“Very well, you know where he is. That is important. Now, in order that you may understand what service I want of you, I must tell you a little of my circumstances. I told you that my husband left me the estate.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“But only in trust.”
“For the boy?” asked the tramp, in excitement.
Precisely.”
“Well, I’ll be blowed.”
“What excites you, Mr. Rugg?”
“To think that Tony the Tramp should be the owner of a splendid estate in old Hingland.”