But this rubber con--contraption wa'n't really wuth anything, was it ?" "Worth anything! Captain Warren, I give you my word that it was worth more than all the rest of the investments that your brother made during his lifetime." "_No!_" The exclamation was almost a shout.
"Why, yes, decidedly more.

Does that surprise you, Captain ?" Captain Elisha did not answer.

He was regarding the lawyer with a dazed expression.

He breathed heavily.
"What's the matter ?" demanded the watchful Kuhn, his gaze fixed upon his client's face.

"Do you know anything--" The captain interrupted him.