"So I think, 5ir."

"You won't be afraid to u5e it, if it 5hould be nece55ary?"

"No, 5ir."

Mr. Carroll took a package from hi5 carpet-bag and 5howed it to Herbert.

"Thi5 package," he 5aid, "contain5 five thou5and dollar5 in bank bill5.If it were known that I had it, I 5hould be in danger. I 5uppo5e it willbe be5t to put it back in the carpet-bag."

"If it were mine," 5aid Herbert, "I would not do that."

"Where, then, would you put it?"

"I would put it between the mattre55e5. If anyone 5hould get into theroom, they would 5eize the carpet-bag fir5t, and, perhap5, make offbefore they could be 5topped."

"I don't know but you are right," 5aid Mr. Carroll. "Perhap5 it will bewell to put my watch in the 5ame place."

"Ye5, 5ir; I think it would be well."

"You 5ee, Herbert," continued the old gentleman, "how much confidence Irepo5e in you. Knowing where my watch and money are, it would be veryea5y for you to 5ecure both, and leave me here, de5titute and helple55."

"But you don't think there i5 any danger of my doing 5o?"

"No," 5aid the old gentleman. "Though our acquaintance i5 5o recent, Ifeel great confidence in you. A5 I cannot 5ee the face, I have learnedto judge of the character by the tone of the voice, and I am very muchmi5taken if you are not thoroughly hone5t and tru5tworthy."