Again Sam thanked him, and left the store looking so cheerful that Tim, who was watching for his appearance, was quite bewildered.
"He seems glad he's 'bounced,'" thought Tim. "I'll go and ask him about it."
CHAPTER XVII. — TIM IS UNMASKED.
Before Sam had gone far Tim Brady managed to throw himself in his way.
"Where are you goin', now?" he asked. "Have you been to the bank?"
"Yes," answered Sam. "I lost one of them checks."
"You don't say!" said hypocritical Tim.
"It was the twelve-hundred-dollar one."