"Yes," answered Jed, surprised that the merchant should have guessed this.
"Not much, I hope."
"Two dollars."
"That was all?"
"No, sir; he treated me to some sarsaparilla and did not have the money to pay for it."
"He is evidently a fraud and an impostor. Did he say he ever worked for me?"
"No, sir; he said he was an editor—that he wrote articles for the daily papers."
"When did he offer to repay you?"
"Next Monday, when he had received pay from the Tribune for some articles he had written."