“Then he deliberately tried to cheat the Camp Fund board!”
“It looks that way. Neither Ben Bowman nor anyone else owns the property. Had you not noticed his name on the abstract, it’s unlikely the fraud would have been uncovered for quite a few years to come.”
“What will you do, Dad?” Penny inquired, deeply distressed. “The dedication is scheduled to start within an hour.”
“I don’t see how it can be postponed,” Mr. Parker said soberly. “It will have to go on according to schedule.”
“Afterwards you’ll ask for Blake’s arrest?”
“There’s no real evidence against him.”
“No evidence!”
“He claims to be a mere agent of Ben Bowman. All of the deeds and legal papers were drawn up by some other person. If any accusation is made against him, he can escape by maintaining that he knew nothing of the back records.”
“There’s one person who might be able to implicate him!” Penny exclaimed. “Ben Bowman!”
“Bowman should have it in his power to clear up some of the mystery,” Mr. Parker agreed. “But how are we to find him?”