J. Allan Dunn, The Man With the Mole — 1. Forgery (1918)
“ Sperry glared at him. He believed that his stepfather’s eyes were full of mockery and malice. “You have no right,” he cried hotly, “no right to hold my mail! You have no right to throw me out of my mother’s house!” “I think I should not be considered an usurper,” answered Cairns. “As for yourself, you have no rights. A felon forfeits such things. Your appeal to the law might prove unfortunate. This is my house. ”
J. Allan Dunn, The Man With the Mole — 1. Forgery (1918)
“ I shall wire her tonight of my departure, and I shall see,” he went on blandly, “that whatever mail comes for you from her is, temporarily at least, withheld. Since you are resolved to stay hardened, I also remind you that your presence in this house, from this moment, is not to be tolerated.” ”
J. Allan Dunn, The Man With the Mole — 1. Forgery (1918)
“ If other means fail, I shall send you my check the first thing in the morning.” “Very well,” said Hilliard coldly. “That closes the incident. Remington, of course, has been discharged. He should have detected the forgery.” “That hardly seems fair,” said Cairns. “It is excellently done. But I suppose discipline must be maintained. I shall see what I can do for the young man. He should not suffer from another’s crime.” Hillard and Burnside took their leave formally, Cairns seeing them to the door of his library, while Sperry, boiling with resentment, awaited his return to the desk. ”
