"Y-yes, sir."
"And you did just what the letter told you?"
"I was afraid not to do it, sir. I didn't know where that letter came from, you see."
"Had an idea it came from some boss, didn't you?"
"I didn't know and I didn't dare take a chance, Mr. Farland. You know how it is?"
"I know how it is with a man who has busted a few laws and knows he ought to be pinched!"
"Did I make some sort of a mistake, sir? What should I do now?"
"Something you don't do very often—tell the truth," Jim Farland replied. "How about this man?"
"He came here with the other gentleman last night about eleven o'clock, sir. He got a hair cut and a shave, and the other gentleman paid the bill."
"Thanks. Sure about the time?"