"By no means. Even without your explanation I understood pretty well the character of the writer of the note."
"Shall you answer it?"
"Yes; I have a curiosity to see the boy."
Julian Lorimer smiled with satisfaction when he received a letter inviting him to call at the Grand Street store.
"Things are working as I desired," he said to himself. "I think, Mr. Benton, your career will be brief, and you will soon be looking for another position."
He entered the store about ten o'clock, and took good care to walk by the counter behind which Mr. Benton was employed. The latter saw him, but after his interview with the superintendent he did not feel anxious.
"I am Julian Lorimer," announced Julian, as he entered the presence of the superintendent.
"You wrote us a letter, I believe?"
"Yes, sir."