“Well?”
“It is a forgery.”
“The deuce! And when did this come in on you?”
“I discovered it yesterday, after your visit.”
“The plot is thickening, and is getting narrowed down,” said Mr. Fitler, curiously. “Do you recognize the writing in the body of the check?”
“No. The hand is plainly a disguised one.”
“Perhaps so. I am not sure. I would like to compare it with the handwriting in the custom-house entry. Can I have the check for a day or two?”
“Certainly.”
“Tell me all the particulars of the forgery.”
Mr. Leonard proceeded to give him the information with which the reader is already acquainted; to which his visitor listened with intense interest.