So far as we can find out, this stockholder has never received one cent." The effect of this amazing announcement upon the uniniated member of the council was not as great as the lawyers expected it to be.

"You don't tell me!" was his sole comment.
Graves broke in impatiently: "I think, Captain Warren," he declared, "that you probably do not realize what this means.

Besides proving your brother dishonest, it means that this stockholder, whoever he may have been--" "Hey?
What's that?
Don't you know who he was ?" "No, we do not.

The name upon the stub of the transfer book has been scratched out." Captain Elisha looked the speaker in the face, then slowly turned his look upon the other two faces.
"Scratched out ?" he repeated.

"Who scratched it out ?" Graves shrugged his shoulders.
"Yes, yes," said the captain.