“Disposed of it?” he muttered as if he did not understand.
“Yes. I have none of it handy now. For myself, I have less than a hundred dollars, which I was carrying on my person, but that will be enough for the present.”
“Remarkable!” exclaimed Havener. And then, all at once, a singular expression came over his face. “It isn’t possible that what they are saying about Hodge is true?” he exclaimed. “You don’t mean to admit that——”
“I do not mean to admit anything of the sort!” Merry cut in, without waiting for him to finish. “Vance was here with his unpleasant hints and suggestions. I will make that check good.”
“Make it good?”
“Yes.”
“How?”
“By getting the name of the hotel proprietor on the back of it.”
“Can you?”
“Yes.”