Believe me your friend, as was your father the friend of Robert Lance Bayard.
Richard, now he had possession of those fateful securities, was somewhat put about as to the best manner of getting them into the hands of Mr.
Harley.

He, Richard, could not personally appear in the transaction.

He thought of using the excellent Mr.Gwynn; but that course offered objections, since it would be assumed hereafter by Mr.Harley that Richard, because of his confidential relations with Mr.Gwynn, must know the history of those shares.

Richard did not care to have such a thought take hold on Mr.Harley; it might later embarrass both Mr.Harley and Richard when the latter called at the Harley house, as he meant shortly to do.

Finally he hit upon an idea; he would employ the worthy name of Mr.Fopling.The secret would be safe with one who, like Mr.Fopling, could never be brought to understand it.
Being decided as to a path, Richard inclosed those dangerous shares with a typewritten note to Mr.Harley.The note, speaking in the third person, presented Mr.Fopling's compliments, explained that Mr.Fopling was given to understand that Mr.Harley would purchase those particular shares, stated their value as fifteen thousand dollars, and said that Mr.Harley might send his check to Mr.Fopling.
This missive and those shares being safely on their road to Mr.Harley, Richard made speed to hunt up Mr.Fopling.He found the sinless one at the house of his beloved.