Section 54Peter’s first care when he got backinto the city was to goto Mr. Ackerman’s bank and change that five hundred dollarbill. The cashier gazed at him sternly, and scrutinized the billcarefully, but he gave Peter five one hundred dollar bills withoutcomment. Peter tucked three of them awayin a safe hiding-place, andput the other two in his pocketbook, and went to keep hisappointment with Nell.
He told her all that had happened, and where she was to meet Mr.Ackerman’s niece. “What did he give you?” Nelldemanded, at once, and when Peterproduced the two bills, sheexclaimed, “My God! the old skint-flint!” “Hesaid there’d be more,” remarked Peter.
“It didn’t cost him anything to say that,” wasNell’s answer. “We’ll have to put the screws onhim.” Then she added, “You’d better let metakeca
