“I wonder if one of us couldn’t get a talk with ‘Polly’ Banner?” suggested Jerry. “We might manage to get talking about queer bills, and ‘Polly’ would show us the one he had.”
“Suppose you try that,” Bob said.
“I’m willing,” Jerry responded. “I’ll take a walk down town now, and maybe I’ll meet him. You wait until I come back.”
Jerry resolved to first visit the club house of the athletic organization, as he knew Paul spent a good deal of his time there. Sure enough, he found Paul sitting at ease in a comfortable chair, smoking a perfumed cigarette and reading a book.
“I say, Paul,” said Jerry, “you’re not interested in old coins are you?”
“Old coins? No, my dear chap; why should I be interested in old coins?”
“Oh, I don’t know. I was just wondering. Some people collect old coins, and some stamps. I favor stamps, myself.”
“Now that you speak of it,” said Paul, “I remember I have an old bill about me. It’s rather odd. Maybe you’d be interested in it.”
“Let’s see,” replied Jerry, thanking his stars that he was about to accomplish his purpose so easily.