Did anyone owe him money that you know of ?" "There is no record of anything of the sort and he was a careful business man.

I do not think he would have loaned money without making some memorandum of it.

He held several mortgages but they, of course, revert to his heirs." "I understood that Radnor was the only heir." "He is, practically.

There are a few minor bequests to the servants and to some old friends." "Did the servants know that anything was to go to them ?" "No, I don't think they did." "And this Cat-Eye Mose, did he receive a share ?" "Yes, larger than any of the others." "It seems that Colonel Gaylord, at least, had confidence in him.

And how about the other son?
Did he know that he was to be disinherited ?" "I think that the Colonel made it plain at the time they parted." Terry shook his head and frowned.
"This disinheriting business is bad.