Did you ever see Schaefer and Vignaux play?"
"No, sir; I take no interest in the game. In coming here you
have simply wasted your time. You will get no money from me."
"Then you won't pay your son's debt?" asked Tony Denton.
"No."
Instead of rising to go, Tony Denton kept his seat.
He regarded Squire Duncan attentively.
"I am sorry, sir," said Prince Duncan, impatiently. "I shall
have to cut short this interview."
"I will detain you only five minutes, sir. Have you ascertained
who robbed the bank?"
"I have no time for gossip. No, sir."
"I suppose you would welcome any information on the subject?"
Duncan looked at his visitor now with sharp attention.
"Do you know anything about it?" he asked.
"Well, perhaps I do."
"Were you implicated in it?" was the next question.
Tony Denton smiled a peculiar smile.
"No, I wasn't," he answered. "If I had been, I don't think
I should have called upon you about the matter. But--I think
I know who robbed the bank."
"Who, then?" demanded the squire, with an uneasy look.
Tony Denton rose from his chair, advanced to the door, which
was a little ajar, and closed it.
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