“Does anybody know what the governor said to that?” asked Nick.
“He was heard to say something to the effect that that would give Leonard the whip hand.
“The men were evidently on bad terms, and that is all that is known of that matter.
“Now, some time later—it is rather more than three weeks ago—Gov. Bradley left town. He hasn’t been back since.”
“Is there anything strange in that?”
“Not exactly. He went away openly enough. Told everybody that he was tired and needed rest. That was natural. He also told the lieutenant governor secretly that he was going to travel without letting anybody know where he was.
“‘I don’t want to be bothered with letters,’ he said.”
“That was natural enough, too, wasn’t it?”
“I suppose so; but just now the lieutenant governor is putting two and two together, and I can see that he is suspicious. He hasn’t said so in so many words, you understand, but that’s what he feels, just the same.”
“You haven’t told me all, Dinsmore.”