By and by, and because the woman wants it, I'm going back again." "But it would belong to anybody who found it now," said Miss Deringham.
"No," said Alton quietly.

"A half of what I get there belongs to Mrs.
Jimmy.

The dead man has a claim." "I am not sure that most men would think so.

You are generous," said the girl.
"No," said Alton.

"I'm just where I can, and it hurts me to owe anybody anything, whether it's a favour, or the other thing." Miss Deringham understood him, and reflected as she glanced at him out of the corners of her eyes that her father would do well if he dealt openly with this man.