With narrow, alert eyes, Linda was watching, and her brain was keenly alive.

As she realized the discrepancy between the annual revenue from the estate and the totaling of the expenses, she had an inspiration.

Something she never before had thought of occurred to her.

She looked the banker in the eye and said very quietly: "And now, since she is my sister and I am going to be of age very shortly and these things must all be gone into and opened up, would it be out of place for me to ask you this afternoon to let me have a glimpse at the private account of Miss Eileen Strong ?" The banker drew a deep breath and looked at Linda keenly.
"That would not be customary," he said slowly.
"No ?" said Linda.

"But since Father and Mother went out at the same time and there was no will and the property would be legally divided equally between us upon my coming of age, would my sister be entitled to a private account ?" "Had she any sources of obtaining money outside the estate ?" "No," said Linda.