And Larry believed he could rely upon Dick's pledged word.
During this week of waiting and necessary inactivity Larry
concentrated upon another phase of his many-sided plan--to make of
himself a business success. As has been said, he saw his chance of
this in the handling of Miss Sherwood's affairs; and saw it
particularly in an idea that had begun to grow upon him since he
became aware, through statements and letters from the agents turned
over to him, of the extent of the Sherwood real-estate holdings and
since he had got some glimmering of their condition. His previous
venturings about the city had engendered in him a sense of moderate
security; so he now began to make flying trips into New York in the
smart roadster Miss Sherwood had placed at his disposal.
On each trip Larry made swift visits to several of the properties,
until finally he had covered the entire list Miss Sherwood had
furnished him through the agents. His survey corroborated his surmise.
The property, mostly neglected apartment and tenement houses, was in
an almost equally bad way whether one regarded it from the standpoint
of sanitation, comfort, or cold financial returns. The fault for this
was due to the fact that the Sherwoods had left the property entirely
in the care of the agents, and the agents, being old, old-fashioned,
and weary of business to the point of being almost ready to retire,
had left the property to itself.
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