human
I knew all that, said the girl as she returned the papers.
gpt
But they do help to make matters clearer. I wasn't really certain he had come over here. Have you found him?
human
No. I've never seen the man. What is more, not one penny of that vast estate has yet come into the possession of Adoniah Phillips.
gpt
Why, Harold! Do you mean to tell me that you know where this man is, and that you have not looked him up? You say he has not received his inheritance? What are you trying to tell me?
human
I know what I'm saying. Neither he nor his heir has received one cent.
gpt
And yet you know where they are?
human
I didn't say I knew of their whereabouts. But I will say that I know where to find the heir, a son.
gpt
You should go to him at once, then, and give him the opportunity to pay off that mortgage on Uncle Josiah's home.
human
Yes, I can do that. But it isn't so simple. Right there is where I've struck the snag that has nearly driven me insane. How to do it----
gpt
How? A lawyer saying a thing like that? Just go to him and explain how it all came about. If he is half a man he will do what is right without any litigation. That is so very simple that I wonder at you.
human
Read that,