"See here," he whispered, mysteriously; "you know those new folks, the Carrolls ?" With a motion of his lank shoulder he indicated the direction of the Carroll house.
Anderson's expression changed subtly.

He nodded.
"Well, what I want to know is--what do you think of him ?" "I don't quite understand what you mean," Anderson replied, stiffly.
"Well, I mean-- Well, what I mean is just this"-- the druggist made a nervous, imperative gesture with a long forefinger--"this, if you want to know--is he _good ?_" "You mean ?" "Yes, is he good ?" "He has paid his bills here," Anderson said.

He offered the other man a chair, which was declined with a shake of the head.
"No, thank you, can't stop.

I've left my little boy in the store all alone.

So he has paid you ?" "Yes, he has paid his bills here," Anderson replied, with a guilty sense of evasion, remembering the check.
"Well, maybe he is all right.