Hawley may indeed possess papers of great value, but if so they were not found by accident, but stolen from the body of a murdered man.

These papers may possibly refer to you, but if so Hawley himself does not believe it--he has simply chosen you to impersonate the right party because of physical resemblance." "Resemblance to whom ?" "To a young woman, a Miss Hope." "But how do you know this?
Why should you be interested?
Are you a detective ?" "No, I am not a detective, but I cannot explain to you my interest.

I am trying to serve you, to keep you from being drawn into a plot--" "Rather to keep me from learning the truth, Mr.Jack Keith," she burst forth, rising to her feet indignantly.

"You are here trying to prejudice me against Mr.Hawley.He is your enemy, and you have come to me stabbing him in the back for revenge.

That is your interest.