"Very well; then go to work at once in the right way."
"What's that?"
"Go to the territory where your uncle lived and died, have an administrator appointed, and he can legally claim the effects of Matt Rockwood," I replied, rehearsing the information imparted to me by Mr. Lamar.
"I can't go up there."
"Go to a lawyer, then, and he will advise you what to do."
"I haven't any money to pay a lawyer. I haven't a dollar left. I lost nearly all I had."
"Lost it? Where?"
"At Forstellar's," he replied.
"Gambling?"