"Jim got half the money," he confessed.
"Who's Jim?"
"Jim Nolan."
"How came he to get half the money? Did you owe it to him?"
For the first time it struck Sam that he had been a fool to give away ten dollars without adequate return. All that Jim had given him was bad advice, which is never worth taking.
"I don't know how I came to give it to him," said Sam. "It was he who wanted me to take the money. I wouldn't have done it but for Jim."
"It strikes me," said Mr. Clement, "that Jim is not a very desirable companion. So you gave him ten dollars?"
"Yes, sir."
"Did you spend any of the money?" asked Dr. Graham.
"Yes, sir."