CHAPTER III.
STOLBURST’S VISITOR.
Burt Cromwell had a good deal of hesitation about taking charge of Stolburst’s affair. He bluntly asked the lecturer if he could furnish references. This caused the latter displeasure. Burt cared nothing for that.
“Do you know the firm of Fremont & Cole?” Stolburst asked.
“The bankers?”
“Yes.”
“I am well acquainted there, having done business for the firm.”
“I refer you to them,” said Stolburst, rather stiffly.
“I’ll see them in the morning.”
“It seems to me,” said the explorer, “that you conduct your business on a highly moral and independent plane.”
“That is because I want to live up to my reputation of being an honest man.”