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? ? ? ? "I don't know anything about this, Mr. Goodnow," he said at last.

? ? ? ? "It ought to be inquired into."

? ? ? ? "I agree with you. If my nephew is guilty I want to know it."

? ? ? ? "We will wait till the writer of this letter calls. Do you remember him?"

? ? ? ? "Yes, sir; he was discharged for intemperance."

? ? ? ? At twelve o'clock Philip Carton made his appearance, and asked to be conducted to Mr. Goodnow's private office.

? ? ? ? "You are the writer of this letter?" asked the merchant.

? ? ? ? "Yes sir."

? ? ? ? "And you stand by the statement it contains?"

? ? ? ? "Yes, sir."

? ? ? ? "Why, at this late day, have you made a confession?"

? ? ? ? "Because I wish to do justice to Rodney Ropes, who has been unjustly accused, and also because I have been meanly treated by Jasper Redwood, who has thrown me over now that he has no further use for me."

? ? ? ? "Are you willing to repeat your statement before him?"

? ? ? ? "I wish to do so."

? ? ? ? "Call Jasper Redwood, Sherman," said the merchant, addressing himself to Sherman White, a boy recently taken into his employ.


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