"Oh, I must have!"

He was looking at her very closely through the dusk.

"Yes, we had an interesting talk," he said again.

He reached out to take one of her hands, which he held an instant in
both his own. "He's a rare old Allan, Nance!"




CHAPTER XIII

THE WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS OF THE GREAT MACHINE


For three days the brothers were inseparable. There were so many ancient
matters to bring forward of which each could remember but a half; so
many new ones, of which each must tell his own story. And there was a
matter of finance between them that had been brought forward by Allan
without any foolish delay. Each of them spoke to Nancy about it.

"Bernal has pleased me greatly," said her husband. "He agrees that
Grandfather Delcher could not have been himself when he made that
will--being made as it was directly after he sent Bernal off. He finds
it absurd that the old man, so firm a Christian, should have
disinherited a Christian, one devoted to the ministry of Jesus, for an
unbeliever like Bernal. It is true, I talked to him in this strain
myself, and I cannot deny that I wield even a greater influence over men