"To whom is it payable ?" he added.

"To Mortimer, as I live!" And he handed it back to the Notary, who departed.
Soon after he saw the father-in-law of Mortimer go hurriedly past his store.

A glimpse of his countenance showed that he was strongly agitated.
"Have you heard the news ?" asked his son-in-law, coming in, half an hour afterwards.
"What ?" "Mortimer has been detected in a forgery!" "Upon whom ?" "His father-in-law." "He has forged my name also." "He has!" "Yes.

A note for five thousand dollars was presented to me by the Notary a little while ago." "Is it possible?
But this is no loss to you." "If he has resorted to forgery to sustain himself," replied Mr.
Johnson, looking serious, "his affairs are, of course, in a desperate condition." "Of course." "I am on his paper to at least twenty thousand dollars." "You!" "Such, I am sorry to say, is the case.

And to meet that paper will try me severely.