There
was a resemblance, recognizable now that my attention had been called
to it, certain features being remarkably similar, although the face in
the picture wore a hard, dissipated look utterly at variance with my
own. I glanced at the endorsement on the back.
"He was going to send this photograph to his father."
"Yes, but never did. Apparently there is no flaw in our plan."
CHAPTER III
I ACCEPT THE OFFER
I do not know how others might have looked upon such a proposition as
this, but it never occurred to me at the time to doubt the honesty of
Vail's statement, nor could I perceive any great wrong in the action so
calmly proposed. This was Philip Henley's property; his father
undoubtedly intended he should inherit it, and the poor devil was
utterly unable to comply with the terms of the will. The very fact
that he possessed sufficient pride to part with the inheritance rather
than openly reveal his disgrace, appealed strongly. That sort of
fellow must have a strain of manhood in him. If I could serve him,
save the property for him, at almost no danger to myself, and make a
tidy sum of money doing it, why shouldn't I consent? I saw no reason
for refusal. To be sure the method was not lawful, yet was advised by
a lawyer, and agreed to by the administrators.
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