"This is a strange charge to bring against a man in my position. Where is your proof?" demanded Duncan, attempting to bluster.
"I have Mr. Denton's evidence that he obtained two thousand-dollar bonds of you."
"Very well, suppose I did sell him two such bonds?"
"They were among the bonds stolen."
"It is not true. They were bonds I have had for five years."
"Your denial is useless. The numbers betray you."
"You did not have the numbers of the bonds."
"So you think, but I have obtained them from an old book-keeper of mine, now at the West. I sent a special messenger out to obtain the list from him. Would you like to know who the messenger was?"
"Who was it?"
"Luke Larkin."