"Embezzlement. You heard that telephone talk of Landry's? He's lost
heavily in the deal that wrecked Bruce. He's probably lost money that
didn't belong to him--Allan's money. Somebody has planned that Allan
shall die. Is it the man who would be sure to become wealthy, or the man
who might save himself from jail? Who undermined this bridge?" Without
haste he knocked the ashes from his pipe. "Come, Joe; we're going back."
Once clear of the woodland Joe saw the house across the fields brilliant
with lights. Sounds of merriment came from inside, and a dozen voices
laughed and talked at once.