Mr. Hobson had introduced Frank, and the teller asked him if he could vouch for the identity of the young man.
“I can,” was the answer.
“So can I,” spoke up Kent Carson. “I reckon my word is good here. I’ll stand behind this young man.”
“Are you willing to put your name on the back of this check, Mr. Carson?” asked the teller.
“Hand it over,” directed the rancher.
He took the check and endorsed it with his name.
“There,” he said, “I reckon you know it’s good now.”
“Yes,” said the teller. “There will be no delay now. Mr. Merriwell can draw on us at once.”
Frank thanked Mr. Carson heartily.
“That’s all right,” said the cattleman, in an offhand way. “I allow that a chap who will defend a ragged boy as you did is pretty apt to be all right. How long will it take to get your play in shape again?”