I fear the man, whoever he was, must have been playing a trick upon you.

I sincerely trust he has done no damage.

Might I ask what he called upon you about ?" "He called on me on behalf of your Company," I answered.

"He informed me that for some time past you have ascertained the gravest suspicions concerning the manager of your mines in the Argentine.

He said that information had reached your ears to the effect that the man in question was in league with a notorious swindler in New York, and, though you could not bring any proved charge against him, you were equally certain that he was robbing you in order to fill his own pockets.