Jackson Gregory,
If the Shoe Fits— — Chapter 5
(1916)
“ Rand had his brandy and went with Audrey to the darkened coolness of the library. About him everywhere was the quiet magnificence of a home that was a mansion. There were rare paintings, exquisite bits of furniture scarcely less the masterpieces of great artists. And he had but to put out his hand and say, “It is mine,” and it would be his in sober earnest. And with it would come to him the countless millions of money, money in gold and bank-notes, in holdings in vast enterprises. He had but to say, “I am Jasper Ruud,” and he would be to all intents and purposes Jasper Ruud. ”
