He detested the grasping disposition that would endeavor to take advantage of his evident desire to help young Gates.

He had hoped to find Mr.Marshall a man of sympathy; but the manager was as cold as an icicle.
Beth, uneasy at his silence, nudged him.
"Pay it, Ken," she whispered.
"Very well, Mr.Marshall," said he, "I accept your terms." The check was written and handed over, and Marshall took the forged check from his safe and delivered it, with the other papers in the case, to Mr.Forbes.He also wrote a note to his lawyer directing him to withdraw the prosecution.
Kenneth and Beth went away quite happy with their success, and the manager stood in his little window and watched them depart.

There was a grim smile of amusement on his shrewd face.
"Of all the easy marks I ever encountered," muttered Mr.Marshall, "this young Forbes is the easiest.

Why, he's a fool, that's what he is.

He might have had that forged check for the face of it, if he'd been sharp.
You wouldn't catch 'Rast Hopkins doing such a fool stunt.