"Probably he did."
"What!" ejaculated the grocer, starting back in amazement.
"It is true. I gave Gerald a five-dollar bill."
"That is just what I told you, Mr. Tubbs," said Gerald, triumphantly.
"But," said the grocer, "Brandon says he saw him take a bill from the drawer, and I miss a five-dollar note."
"Then all I can say is that Mr. Brandon has probably told you what is not true."
"Sir!" exclaimed Brandon, nervously.
"I mean what I say," said Mr. Barton, sternly.
"I know Gerald Lane, and I would trust him implicitly."
"But a bill has been taken from my drawer," said the grocer.