"Possibly I am, but don't mention the fact."
"You can just bet I won't; but tell me all about it."
"You said it was rumored that Jake had a deposit in New York which he concealed from his second-hand family?"
"It was so said; I don't know if it was true or not."
"It was true."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, and the granddaughter is the heiress. You see this money has been at interest and it is quite a sum now—yes, quite a good sum. We want to find her or her heirs in case she is dead."
"I'll lend a hand—yes, I will, for all I am worth."
Old Berwick led the way to his home and produced an old-fashioned daguerreotype, the picture of a little girl not over five or six years of age. The picture was well preserved, and the features were well defined.
The detective examined it closely, and finally asked: