I trusted to the newspaper." "And you mean to say you never examined the stock or the quotations, nor followed it in any way, since you had it ?" "Never!" said Barker.

"Never thought about IT AT ALL till I saw the newspaper.

So it's not worth anything ?" And, to the infinite surprise of the manager, there was a slight smile on his boyish face.
"I am afraid it is not worth the paper it's written on," said the manager gently.
The smile on Barker's face increased to a little laugh, in which his wondering companion could not help joining.

"Thank you," said Barker suddenly, and rushed away.
"He beats everything!" said the manager, gazing after him.

"Damned if he didn't seem even PLEASED." He WAS pleased.