Part 40 (1/2)

”In due tio to a school Boys' school”

”Orphans? Blind? Cripples?”

”Hardly” McKay's mouth curved sardonically He named a preparatory school of the ”exclusive” type Rand's mouth also twisted

”That hotbed of snobbery? That twin sister to a society girls' finishi+ng school? Might have known it, though Uncle Phil was fond of the sort of education that doesn't educate I'o home and collect every red cent, just to keep it out of the hands of the supercilious bunch of bishops that run that sissy-spawner”

Knowlton chuckled appreciatively

”It's not the sort of school that breeds he-reed

”But you don't see a couple of millions dropped into your lap”

Rand sat still His face remained cheerless, impassive

”What is money?” he said, presently ”I've always had plenty of it

What's it done for me? When you have it you can't tell whether people are friends to you or only friends to your money It makes you cynical, suspicious What's worse, you depend tooThen if you land in a place where it's no good and you haven't got it, anyway, you're up against it a good deal harder than the felloho never had it but kno to handle himself without it”

”True for ye,” Tie yer tune after ye git horeen eyes impaled hi into blow some on other folks I missed out on the war, but--There must be quite a few of our fellows laovern about govern that's took better care of than soht The inco with soht And--” His eyes turned to the three bushmen

”Do not look at us in that way,” said Lourenco, reading his thought ”We can make all the money we need, and we came with the capitao and his comrades only because anted excitement Use your money for the crippled men who need it”

”And Jose Martinez also is well able to provide for his wants,” coolly added the other naked man ”I am here only to settle old scores, and now they are settled Each oaded by his own spur--e Money is not mine”