“I will tell you.”

“Do so.”

“He is the thief, the forger, and he desires to cover his own guilt.”

The young lady looked amazed and our hero added:

“I wonder that you could for one moment believe these terrible stories.”

“I did not believe them, but——”

“Go on, miss.”

“The proofs——”

“What proofs?”

“The proofs of his guilt.”