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Joseph left the hall to Franklin and his heirs." Mordaunt smiled. "It was as illogical as other things Joseph did. He was not a good business man and spent the most part of his money after he quarreled with Franklin and turned him out. Then, shortly before he died, when Franklin had vanished and the estate would hardly pay its debts, he left him Langrigg.
"Will this make things awkward for you?" "To some extent. Langrigg costs much to run and the dykes are expensive. I'll get my farm rents soon, but they won't go very far. For all that, the dykes must be finished; it's the only way to get back the money I have spent." "Besides, you want to finish them," Carrie suggested. "That is so," Jim agreed. "You can't leave a job half done."
"You talk as if you belonged to the old school, but you do not go far enough back. The men who built Langrigg were plain fighting farmers." He signed to Dick. "Go on!" "When Jim's car was upset I suspected Shanks was somehow accountable for the accident." "He was accountable," Jim said grimly; "I didn't know you knew this. But one must be just.
There was an old French romance on a shelf and Lance read a passage. He studied the book when Jim left the shack, and I found out afterwards that Franklin Dearham's name was written across the front page. You see what this implies, sir?" "You mean Lance knew who Jim was, although you did not. When did you find out?" "I picked up the book one day at Langrigg. Lance was there.
"I expect you will find Langrigg different from the British Columbian wilds," she said. "Do you feel strange here?" Jim looked about. The long room was paneled, the ceiling was low, and the wide casement commanded a view of the level marsh and shining sands. It was different from the dark pine forests and snowy peaks of British Columbia.
When I built Dryholm we tried to get the feeling Langrigg gives one, as far as it could be expressed by line. But do you like Whitelees?" "Whitelees is pretty," Carrie replied with caution. Bernard's eyes twinkled. "Very pretty. Something new, in fact, after Canada?" "Yes," said Carrie, who saw he wanted her to talk. She knew he was studying her, but he was not antagonistic like Mordaunt and Mrs.
He might not have stood another shock." "He was badly knocked out," Dick agreed. "I expect you saved his life." Mordaunt smiled. "Now I'm cool, I begin to think I was rash." "Rot!" Dick exclaimed. "You don't mean this and it's a bad joke!" "We don't owe Jim much; if he had stopped in Canada, Langrigg would have been yours and mine.
Evelyn was drawn in different ways and, on the whole, it was a relief when Mrs. Halliday came in. "Jim was not his best this afternoon," the latter said. "However, he has not been long in England and no doubt the risk of such outbreaks will presently vanish. In the meantime one must make some allowances." "For the owner of Langrigg?" "Oh, well," said Mrs.
Halliday rejoined, and looking up saw that Evelyn had come in. She wondered how long the girl had been there. "You don't look as if you were satisfied with your visit to Langrigg, Lance," Evelyn said as she sat down. "I'm resigned." "That's different from being satisfied. But you were plucky. The matter must have needed tactful management; Miss Winter is attractive."
Lance's manner when they talked about Jim at the shack to some extent justified the supposition. Moreover, while Lance had gone to Langrigg with the object of giving Jim good advice there was something curious about his tone. He was urbane, but one noted a hint of superiority, or perhaps patronage, that the other might resent.
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