Is n't that enough?
The Rodaines have the money--and they have almost everything that Judge Richmond owns.

It's easy enough to guess what they 've done with it--tied it up so that he can't touch it until they 're ready for him to do it.

And they 're not going to do that until they 've gotten what they want." "Which is-- ?" "Anita! Any fool ought to be able to know that.

Of course," she added with an acrid smile, "persons that are so head over heels in love themselves that they can't see ten feet in front of them would n't be able to understand it--but other people can.

The Rodaines know they can't do anything directly with Anita.