It is no wonder that Cameron recognized in the newsboy the heir to the Tolford estate." Fremont looked from Big Bob back to Nestor, then swept his eyes around the circle of interested faces.
"He is raving!" the boy said.

"What have I to do with the Tolford estate ?" "There can be no mistake," the other declared, with a long pause between the words.

"Cameron knew who you were, and that is why he took you into his own home; that is why the settlement of the estate was delayed year after year.

He was waiting for you to come of age." Jim Scoby was glaring at the speaker as if he thought to finish him by a look.

The night watchman appeared to be waiting for some development which had not yet been put into words--possibly some revelation regarding the night of the crime.
Nestor saw the look and understood it.