"Yes, sir."
"Not afraid of them, eh?"
"No, sir. I am not afraid of anybody."
The banker smiled, reached over on his desk and tapped a small bell. The door opened and a messenger appeared.
"Tell Caruth to come here," the banker said to him.
The messenger disappeared, and a few moments later the bank detective came in.
"Caruth," said the banker, "this boy tells me he overheard two men plotting to present a forged check to-day. Take him out there with you and arrest the man he points out to you. Let the man get the money, though, so as to make a good case against him."
Caruth looked at the boy and said:
"I know you by sight. What's your name?"
"Fred Halsey."