"I'll give you my word of honor to keep any secret you confide to me." Linda produced her letter.

She opened it and without any preliminaries handed it and the cheque to the banker.

He looked at the cheque speculatively, and then laid it aside and read the letter.

He gave every evidence of having read parts of it two or three times, then he examined the cheque again, and glanced at Linda.
"And just how did you come into possession of this, young lady ?" he inquired.

"And what is it that you want of me ?" "Why, don't you see ?" said Linda.