Great was the perplexity of Willis Ford and his friends when Grant left the room, and almost immediately reappeared with a small boy in blue uniform. Not one of them recognized him.
“Have you ever seen any of these gentlemen before, my boy?” asked the broker.
“I've seed 'em all, sir,” answered the boy.
“State where you saw them last.”
“I seed him, and him, and him,” said Johnny, pointing out Willis Ford, Jim Morrison and Tom Calder, “at the Grand Central Hotel yesterday mornin'.”
Ford started and became very pale.
“What passed between them?”
“He,” indicating Ford, “gave some bonds to him,” indicating Morrison, “and got back a bit of paper. I don't know what was on it.”
“It is false!” ejaculated Willis Ford, hoarsely.