"I thought so. I have been trying to find you for the last week."
Naturally Frank looked surprised.
"Mr. Henry Percival was at that time in Europe," said Mr. Robinson. "On his return, a week since, he called on us, and expressed a desire to have you call upon him. We had mislaid or lost your address, and were unable to give him the information he desired."
Frank's heart beat high with hope as the broker spoke.
"Perhaps," he thought, "Mr. Percival may offer me a situation of some kind, and I certainly am greatly in need of one."
"Did Mr. Percival recover all his bonds?" he asked.
"Nearly all," answered Mr. Robinson. "He considered himself exceedingly fortunate, and he certainly was so."
"Do you know how much he was robbed of?" asked Frank.
"Rather over five thousand dollars. Of this sum all has been recovered except three bonds of a hundred dollars each. Mr. Percival is a rich man, and he won't miss that small amount."
"I wish I were rich enough not to miss three hundred dollars," thought our hero. "If I had my rights, I could say the same."