“It would be bad for you in the end, possibly. You know the old adage, ‘Forewarned, forearmed.’”
“This is all very puzzling to me, lad.”
“No doubt it is, but your partner gave me that bill.”
“And you want me to give you another to tell me why he gave it to you?”
“No, I do not want you to pay me one cent.”
“Will you tell me why he gave it to you?”
“I will. After I had delivered your answer to you, and had left the office, what did Mr. Fellman do, can you remember?”
The young man was thoughtful a moment, and appeared to recall, and finally he brightened up and said:
“Oh, yes, I remember. He seized his hat and suddenly ran out.”
“You remember that?”