"Very well, but, naturally, anxious about you. You seem to have had a most extraordinary trip."
"Yes, indeed—I should say so."
"You must tell me all about it—from the very beginning," said Mr. Somers.
He waved his arm toward a rickety-looking conveyance.
"Now, Bob," said his father, settling himself back in his seat, "let us go over the various points together. Mr. Jenkins may have been playing a pretty deep game."
"I'm almost sure he has."
"So you told me. You have done remarkably well in finding out so much."
As the cab rolled along, the two discussed the whole affair at length.
"Mr. Jenkins saw me at Kingswood, and I was on the point of accepting his terms, when your letter arrived," declared Mr. Somers; "everything seemed square and aboveboard."
"And you weren't going to wait until we got there?" asked Bob, reproachfully.