He was still there when the door opened softly and a servant
entered, tiptoed to where he stood, and whispered in his ear:
"Mrs. Minott says, sir, that Mr. McGowan and another man are
downstairs."
The contractor was standing in the hall, his hat still on his
head. The other man Jack recognized as Murphy, one of the church
building trustees. That McGowan was in an ugly mood was evident
from the expression on his face, his jaw setting tighter when he
discovered that Jack and not Garry was coming down to meet him;
Jack having been associated with MacFarlane, who had "robbed him
of damages" to the "fill."
"I came to see Mr. Minott," McGowan blurted out before Jack's feet
had touched the bottom step of the stairs. "I hear he's in--come
home at dinner time."
Jack continued his advance without answering until he had reached
their side. Then with a "Good-evening, gentlemen," he said in a
perfectly even voice:
"Mr. Minott is ill and can see no one. I have just left the doctor
sitting beside his bed. If there is anything I can do for either
of you I will do it with pleasure.
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