37/42 "Allow me to conduct this examination." Cameron turned his face toward Dunn. "Thank you, old man," he said, his white lips quivering. "I will do my best, but before God, I don't understand this." "Now, Mr.Allan," continued the lawyer, tapping the desk sharply, "here are two cheques for fifty pounds, both drawn by your father, both endorsed by you, one apparently cashed by Mr.Potts, one by yourself. I ought to say that for the last two weeks I haven't been quite myself, and whiskey always makes me forget. I can walk around steadily enough, but I don't always know what I am doing--" "That's so, Sir," said Dunn quickly, "I've seen him." "-- And just what happened with these cheques I do not know. |