Heire.

Uninvited visitors, my dear young friend; there are whispers of the police and infuriated creditors—there’s something queer about the accounts, you must know! Talking of that—what paper was that Monsen gave you yesterday?

Stensgård.

Oh, just a paper——Something queer about the accounts, you say? Look here! you know Chamberlain Bratsberg’s signature?

Heire.

Hee-hee! I should rather think I did.

Stensgård.

[Produces the bill.] Well, look at this.

Heire.

Give it here—I’m rather short-sighted, you know. [After examining it.] That, my dear sir? That’s not the Chamberlain’s hand.