"We were," put in Whopper. "We heard every word, too."
"Ahem! Well, I—-er—-that is, I was only sounding the fellow," said the lumber dealer, lamely.
To this Snap did not say anything, although Andrew Felps looked at him inquiringly.
"You don't suppose I was going to have anything to do with him?" demanded Andrew Felps, after a pause.
"Yes, I do," said Snap, bluntly.
"Bah! Nonsense! If he had shown those papers I should have taken them away from him."
"To keep?"
"No; to return to their rightful owners."
To this Snap made no reply. Andrew Felps was clearly disconcerted.
"Evidently you don't believe me, boy."