"You say he was walking around?" cried Mr. DeVere.
"Yes, on snowshoes," answered Ruth. "He was walking as well as anyone."
"And he was supposed to be seriously hurt!" murmured the actor. "Where is that paper?" and he looked about him.
"What paper?" asked Ruth.
"That New York paper I was just reading. There is something in it I want to show you. I begin to see through this."
The journal was found, and Mr. DeVere glanced through it rapidly, looking for some item. Russ and the two girls watched him curiously.
"Here it is!" cried the actor. "It is headed 'Brings Damage Suit for Ten Thousand Dollars.' Listen, I'll just give you the main facts. It says Dan Merley had started an action in one of the courts demanding ten thousand dollars' damages for being hurt by a street car. Merley claims he will never be able to walk again, because his back is permanently hurt. And yet you saw him walking?" he appealed to the two girls.
"We certainly saw him," declared Ruth.
"Then that is a bogus damage suit. He isn't hurt at all. The court should know of this, and so should the street car company. I shall write to them!"
"Wait!" cried Russ. "I have a better idea."