Blackmail! by Fred M. White — Read

It was but natural that Lance should be anxious to know how recent disclosures affected his future prospects. Beyond the shadow of a doubt Malcolm Stott would suffer the extreme penalty of the law. To all practical purposes he was a dead man. Could he make such testamentary dispositions as would keep the fetters still bound?

It was a time of great anxiety for Lance. He knew nothing of the startling events on the other side of the Atlantic. It had never occurred to him that it was possible to purge the fair name of Lyn's parents, and thus defy Stott to do his worst. And if Stott perished, what then? It was not to be supposed that Stott had thought of making a will. He would care nothing for those who came after him. So long as his scheme resulted in his own advantage he would not trouble. He had no relatives to care or cater for.