“Didn’t you think there might be any other reason for our sending for you?” asked Rex, after an instant’s pause.

A troubled look crossed Miles’s face.

“No; what do you mean, Rex?”

“Don’t you remember what you found out a little while ago—about the man who left you with the Morriseys?”

“Oh, my father. Has your brother heard anything about him? Is that what you want me for?”

“It’s about that; yes. I’m not sure whether your father has been found, but something else has been found that belongs to you.”

“And what is that?” asked Miles eagerly.

“A fortune.”

CHAPTER XXXIII
A QUEER FISH POND PARTY

Miles stared at Rex as though he did not comprehend the meaning of the word.