“It's not here!” cried Samuel.
“I knew just what would happen,” said the other. “But I thought I'd let you see for yourself.”
“But what does it mean?” demanded the boy.
“It means,” was the answer, “that the Lockman estate has a mortgage of one hundred thousand dollars on the Express.”
And Samuel's jaw fell, and he stood staring at his friend.
“Now you see what it is to be a Socialist!” laughed Everley.
And Samuel saw.