“Not Teddy,” said Aaron with conviction.
He took the letter and tore the envelope with studied indifference, to conceal his real curiosity.
The first few paragraphs dealt with ordinary topics, and he passed them over quickly. Then the letter seemed to grip him. He read with ever increasing excitement, while Mrs. Rushton watched him wonderingly. He finished it at last and leaped to his feet with an exulting exclamation.
“Eureka!” he shouted. “Those boys are wonders!”
100CHAPTER XIII
AN EXCITING CONFERENCE
Mrs. Rushton gasped with astonishment. It was an unusual thing for Aaron Rushton to let himself go in this manner.
“Why, what on earth is the matter?” she asked.
“Matter enough!” replied Aaron, beginning to pace the floor. “The best news I’ve heard for years!”
“Has any one left you a legacy?” she queried, not knowing of anything else that could cause him such joyous emotion.