“Mr. Harold Case,
“Dear Sir: We beg to advise you that your story has been accepted by the editor and will appear in the next issue. We have taken the liberty of putting our own title on it.
“Inclosed please find check for $250 in payment of same. Any time you have any stories as good as this to submit for publication, we trust you will favor this magazine.
“Yours very truly,
“Walton Kemp, Editor
“Out Door Weekly.”
Hal couldn’t understand it and so he took the letter, check and all, into Hans’ room, and asked him what he made out of it.
“Guess somebody made a $250 mistake,” said Hans.
“They certainly have got me mixed up with some author,” answered Hal. “I didn’t send them any story. The only thing I have sent to this magazine is the letter which you asked me to write about the job as agents for their magazine.”