It's been a few days, and it's another Saturday.

After breakfast, old Huntelaar went upstairs after reading the newspaper for a while, he seemed to have been fascinated by the game of Go that John had brought from China for a while, and was sure to be a pastime on weekends. Of course, the old man also had a fight with John, but he lost too badly, so he planned to study it himself first. Judging from the situation in the past, it will not come down until noon.

"Mr. Elber."

After his grandfather left, John stopped the butler, who was about to help clean up, took out a letter from his bosom and said, "I have here a reply to Miss Philip, can you please find someone to send it over?" ”

The butler hurriedly walked over and nodded, "Of course, I'll let Henry send it over later." ”

"Okay."

John smiled slightly, not saying anything more.

A few minutes later, John changed into a suit and walked downstairs.

Seeing this situation, the housekeeper asked with some surprise, "Sir, are you going out?" Need to get Henry ready for a carriage? ”

John shook his head and smiled, "No, no, I've already made an appointment with Mr. Stone, and he should be there soon." ”

"Okay."

Hearing John say this, the butler suddenly stopped talking nonsense. For a long time these days, John's weekends have been free, but after all, he is only twelve years old, and he still needs someone to follow him when he goes out. But since he was going out with Joshua, Hans was naturally relieved.

Sure enough, after a while, Joshua's carriage stopped at the gate.

Without letting his friend get out of the car, John got on the carriage and left, and not long after they left, Henry also drove out of the carriage......

……

"I don't understand."

Letting the coachman quietly follow Henry, Joshua asked his friend with a puzzled expression, "Why do you want to quietly follow your own carriage?" Is it a suspicion that the manservant is doing something inappropriate? ”

Keeping his eyes firmly on the carriage in front of him, John subconsciously shook his head and said, "No, I just want to know where he's going!" ”

"Why?!"

After listening to John's words, Joshua became more and more puzzled.

Turning his head and seeing Joshua's puzzled face, John hesitated for a moment and explained Miss Philip's matter, then shook his head and sighed: "For me, a hundred dollars is not important, and my grandfather's concealment is no problem, but Miss Philip has taught me with all her heart and soul for half a year, and I respect her very much, so I ......"

"So you think it's unfair to fire her at this time?"

After listening to John's words, Joshua asked rhetorically, somewhat disappreciatively.

John fell silent.

Perhaps he was a little too soft-hearted, but the thought of the helplessness and pain on Miss Philip's face that day made John feel that he could not stay out of it coldly. Maybe he won't be able to do much after finding Miss Philip, but ......

Touching the small envelope on his chest, John sighed secretly.

"Hope it helps."

John had three hundred dollars on his side, which was a lot of money in this day and age. The transfer of the patent for the bamboo wire lamp did bring him great benefits, in addition to a factory that was preparing to be put into production, there was enough money, and in this regard, perhaps because he showed the maturity of an adult, the old Huntelaar did not make any restrictions, and let him freely dispose of the money.

"Huh?"

While John was pondering, Joshua looked in the direction of the carriage and suddenly let out a soft sigh and sat up straight at the same time.

John was a little puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Leaning forward and looking ahead, Joshua's expression quickly became solemn: "The carriage has stopped...... John, are you sure Henry is going to Miss Philip right now? ”

"This ...... It should be, right? ”

After quickly looking at the situation ahead, John was a little unsure.

Sure enough, his carriage had stopped, and Henry had also gotten out of it, as if he was negotiating something with someone. Seeing this, the stone coachman was also very conscious and stopped on the side of the road.

"He looks like he's going over there!"

After observing it for a moment, Joshua pointed ahead and whispered.

There were several carriages parked near the man who was talking to Henry, and he seemed to be a car watcher. And, although John didn't know what was ahead, the low, dilapidated houses, the sewage-ridden floor, and the faint smell of the nose all showed that Henry was preparing to enter the slums of New York City!

"I remember that governess of yours earns $12 a week, right?"

Joshua asked, turning his head with a stern expression.

"Yes."

Also puzzled was John, whose brow furrowed. A salary of $12 a week was not a particularly high level, but it was enough for Miss Philip to maintain a relatively decent life in Manhattan, and living in such a place was obviously something he had not imagined.

"There's something weird!"

After Joshua muttered in a low voice, he immediately cried out, "Fett, go and follow the coachman, and tell me who he has gone to see and where!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

The Stone coachman immediately jumped out of the car and followed Henry in the direction he was heading.

"Aren't we going to keep up?"

John was in a hurry, and hurriedly asked.

"No way!"

Joshua's tone was firm, and he shook his head and said, "I don't dare let you go into a place like this, it's not only very dirty, but it has one of the highest crime rates in all of New York City...... We're just here waiting for Fett! ”

Although Joshua's temper is usually very mild, at this time the expression is not to be refused. He had taken John out with him today, and if something had happened, Joshua could have imagined how old Huntelaar would clean him up!

After thinking about it for a moment, John accepted Joshua's offer and waited patiently for the coachman to come out.

But he and Joshua didn't have to wait long, and soon Henry staggered back into the carriage and departed. Fett, on the other hand, trotted back to the carriage after about ten minutes.

"Fett, do you see clearly?"

Without waiting for the driver to catch his breath, John asked.

"See clearly, sir."

Fett hurriedly replied, "Henry walked into a small house and came out after about half a minute. ”

"Do you know who he's going to see?"

Joshua also asked with some curiosity.

Nodding, Fett said, "Yes sir, I spent a little money and asked the person living next to me, and said that there was a French woman in her thirties and her daughter. ”

"Daughter? Are you sure? ”

Hearing this, John exclaimed in surprise. The French woman is naturally Miss Philippe, but what is the matter with that daughter? The governess had never said she had a daughter, had she? And if she has a daughter, what about the child when she usually lives in the Huntelaar house? Could it be that Philip still has relatives in New York?

"I'm pretty sure, sir."

Fett nodded vigorously, and said with great certainty: "It took me fifty cents to confirm the news, there was originally a man, who seemed to be a painter, but I heard them say that some time ago the two men and women had a big quarrel...... It seems that because of his daughter, the man left, and for the past few days only this French woman has lived here with the child. ”

Hearing the coachman say this, John immediately understood.

But even after understanding what was going on, John still couldn't understand why old Huntelaar insisted on firing his governess, was it because her daughter was left unattended? Even if you find someone to watch the children these days, it won't cost a lot of money, and Miss Philip won't be able to afford it?

However, Joshua groaned for a moment, and then asked in a deep voice, "Fett, do you know why they quarreled?" ”

"Yes!"

Fett immediately nodded and said, "I heard from their neighbors that it seems that the child is seriously ill, and he has not improved after spending a lot of money, and this man seems to be afraid of something, so he left by himself after a big fight, and then it seems that he never came back!" ”

"Fear?"

When he heard this word, John was stunned.

Fear of what?

Joshua was also a little strange in his heart, but after thinking about it for a while, he said to John, "You should know what happened, right?" In that case, let's get out of here, this place is unsafe. ”

Instinctively, Joshua noticed that something was wrong.

Fett's words only made him a little puzzled, but if he added the dismissal of Miss Philip by old Huntelaar, Joshua was suddenly faintly uneasy.

"Hmm......"

However, John did not immediately respond to Joshua's suggestion, he muttered for a moment, then took out a piece of paper and a dollar from his pocket, and handed it to the coachman: "Fett, please run again, and give this paper to the Frenchwoman......"

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