Now, how the devil did you find out about this Gregory affair ?" The banker held out his hand, which Cutty grasped with honest pressure.

"If you are here in the capacity of a newspaper man, not a word out of me.

Have a cigar ?" "I never smoke anything but pipes that ruin curtains.

You should have given your name to Miss Conover." "I was under promise not to explain my business.

But before we proceed, an answer.