"Have it out
with Zenas Henry an' set yourself right with the Belleport folks. You
don't want to do nothin' under cover."
"No, I don't," rejoined the younger man quickly. "The reason I didn't
do so in the first place was because Zenas Henry was so upset when he
heard about Madam Lee that we--I thought--"
"He's calmed down now, ain't he?"
"Yes, he seems to have accepted the facts, especially as the Galbraiths
have not been near him and have let the whole matter drop. Of course
that is only a temporary condition, however. Mr. Galbraith has been in
New York attending to important matters ever since Madam Lee's death.
What will be done when he returns I do not know; but he will do
something--you may be sure of that."
"That ain't no special business of yours or mine, is it?" Willie
remarked. "All that concerns you is to let both those men know where
you stand--Zenas Henry first, 'cause he's been like a father to
Delight; an' Mr. Galbraith afterwards, 'cause--" he hesitated for the
fraction of a second, "'cause the Galbraiths are the girl's nearest of
kin an' legally, I s'pose, have a right--"
"Yes," interrupted Robert Morton hastily.
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