"Can you stop a minute, Mr. Tubbs?"
"Certainly. What is it?"
"I have something to say to you—something important."
"Indeed!" said the grocer, surprised.
"Have you—missed any money within a few days?"
"I can't say. Why do you ask?"
"Because I saw something to-day that startled me. Do you think Gerald is honest?"
"Bless my soul, of course! He comes of a good family. His father was highly respected."
"That may be; but there are plenty of boys and men belonging to respectable families who cannot be relied upon."
"What did you see? What makes you suspect the boy?"