Seems all I grabbed was the two five hundred packages; the four hundred one was shoved under some papers and magazines and there it stayed till Sylvester got back from his Boston cruise.
"But that don't answer my riddle," he added, impatiently.

"What made Jed act the way he did?
Got the answer, Charlie ?" The young man shook his head.

"No, by George, I haven't!" he replied.
"How about you, Mrs.Armstrong?
Can you help us out ?" Ruth's answer was brief.

"No, I'm afraid not," she said.

There was a queer note in her voice which caused her brother to glance at her, but Captain Hunniwell did not notice.