length."

"What took him to McBride's?" demanded Doctor Taylor.

"He went there to raise money on some local gas company bonds which he
owned. Mr. McBride had agreed to buy them from him. I was able to tell
North that I knew McBride could let him have the money in spite of the
fact that it was a holiday and the banks were closed."

"How did you happen to know that, Langham?" asked Moxlow.

"Earlier in the day one of my clients had placed in McBride's hand a
much larger sum of money than North expected to receive from him."

"You told North that?" asked Moxlow eagerly.

"I did. Perhaps you are not aware that McBride and North were on
friendly terms; for years it had been North's habit to go to Mr. McBride
whenever he had a sudden need of money. This I know to be a fact."

He glanced about him and could see that what he had said was making its
impression on his hearers.

"When did you see McBride, at what hour?" asked Moxlow.

"A little before two."

"Do you feel at liberty to state the sum paid by your client?"

"It was three thousand and fifty-seven dollars, all in cash."