Chapter 24

"You're his next of kin and I suppose you ought to know this," he said. Dick was staggered when he learned the amount of money that was missing. "You haven't overlooked the possibility of Mr. Wirth being Hervey Lyne himself, have you?" "I've thought of that," said Surefoot. "The fact that he couldn't move without a bath-chair means nothing; that's one of the oldest fakes in the world. The cheques were undoubtedly signed by him. I've seen the last one; in fact, I've got it here." He took it from his pocket. Turning …