"It's one thing or the other. Better to do it now when Bobby is young and
can't understand."
"Or read the newspapers," he commented, thoughtfully.
"I don't think I've a hard heart," she continued, "but I'd like to punish
him, if it wasn't that he's your brother, Nett, and if it wasn't for
Bobby. Dorland was dreadfully cruel, even to Cynthy."
"How did you know he was up here?" he asked.
"From the lawyer that pays over the money. Dorland has had it sent out
here to Kowatin this two years. And he sent word to the lawyer a month ago
that he wanted it to get here as usual. The letter left the same day as I
did, and it got here yesterday with me, I suppose. He'll be after
it--perhaps to-day. He wouldn't let it wait long, Dorl wouldn't."