“In Rutledge?”
“Yes. He was employed in a bank there, and he pilfered fourteen thousand dollars from the institution.”
“Jove!” muttered Hooker. “I don’t wonder Fred never has mentioned his brother.”
“The crime was discovered, as such things always are, and Clarence Sage was arrested, tried, convicted and sent to Sing Sing for a term of years.”
“My hair curls!” exclaimed Roy. “So Fred has a brother in prison. That’s a shame!”
“He had a brother in prison. Clarence Sage isn’t there now.”
“Oh, his term has expired?”
“No.”
“Was he pardoned?”
“No.”