"You've only been seeking subscriptions?"
"Yes."
"Then I reckon I've made a mistake; I've been told you are making inquiries about a girl named Canfield or Stevens, or some such name."
Jack had not only pierced the man's disguise, but his purpose, and possibly his identity, and when his visitor made the statement recorded Jack laughed and asked:
"Have you come to give me the desired information, my friend?"
"Well, yes."
"I'm sorry."
"You are?"
"Yes."
"Why?"