13/32 It is he who robbed his grandfather of the papers which you have in your possession, Clara. And this is an audacious conspiracy, which we have been so fortunate as to unearth and detect, step by step." "Oh, can such wickedness be ?" said Clara; "and in my house, too ?" "Joe," said Lotty, "the game is up. I knew it wouldn't last." "Let them prove it," said Joe; "let them prove it. I defy you to prove it." "Don't be a fool, Joe," said his wife. "Remember," she whispered, "you've got a pocketful of money. |