"Why did you wish to see him?"
"Simply to get the run of the town."
"Did you not suspect that he might expose you?"
"O, no! I am sure he would not do that. It would not be to his interest."
"I thought Starkey was not friendly to you. Did he not at one time try to hurt your reputation?"
"I don't know that he did. In any case he would not do so now."
"Well, now, as to why you left Chicago?"
"I have been declining in health for some time and thought it would do me good to take a trip."
"Why should you have left Chicago without letting your friends know?"
"Well, now, that is a long story and the telling of it would implicate a great number of my friends who are in no way responsible for any of my actions. I trust you will not press me on that point."