“Father, I just sent a mail to you.”

“Oh! That's good.”

He went through the mail while Louis observed his countenance. Afterwards, he ignored it and concentrated on another thing. Then, Mr. Louis Bailey broached the topic, using the services that Cassandra Owen had been rendering to him as his selling point.

“Father, what do I tell my secretary concerning her interest in seeing that the janitor does not die out of poor medical attention?”

The father read through the proposal again and asked.

“What is the relationship between her and the janitor? Is she asking for assistance on his behalf because they are related?”

Mr. Louis Bailey was not...