He rang for the clerk he wanted and the books he required, and an hour's rapid figuring settled the entire matter, with the exception of the private account, amounting to several thousands, standing in Eileen's name.

None of them knew any source of separate income she might have.

At a suggestion from Linda, the paying teller was called in and asked if he could account for any of the funds that had gone into the private account.
"Not definitely," he said, "but the amounts always corresponded exactly with the royalties from the books.

I strongly suspect that they constitute this private account of Miss Eileen's." But he did not say that she had tried to draw it the day previous.
John Gilman made the suggestion that they should let the matter rest until Eileen explained about it.

Then Linda spoke very quietly, but with considerable finality in her tone.
"No," she said, "I know that Eileen HAD no source of private income.
Mother used to mention that she had some wealthy relatives in San Francisco, but they didn't approve of her marriage to what they called a 'poor doctor,' and she would never accept, or allow us to accept, anything from them.