CHAPTER XVIII.
DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES The Stanton girls and Mrs.Montrose came in early that afternoon.

They had heard rumors of the arrest of Jones and were eager to learn what had occurred.

Patsy and Beth followed them to their rooms to give them every known detail and canvass the situation in all its phases.
"Goldstein has been an angel all afternoon," said Flo.

"He grinned and capered about like a schoolboy and some of us guessed he'd been left a fortune." "He ought to be ashamed of himself." Patsy indignantly asserted.

"The man admitted to Uncle John that Ajo is the biggest stockholder in the Continental, the president, to boot; yet Goldstein wouldn't lift a finger to help him and positively refused to obey his request to go to him after he was arrested." "I know about that," said Aunt Jane, quietly.