"I want you to meet my friend, Charlie Billington." "Delighted to meet you, Mister Quibble," cried the stranger, grasping my hand.

"Our friend Gottlieb knows me almost better than I know myself--eh, Gottie?
Between us we have turned many a trick." "You mean that I have pulled you out of many a bad hole," retorted Gottlieb.
"As you please," answered Billington good-temperedly.

"But in any event you are a splendid fellow at all times--and especially in times of need." "May I inquire your business, Mr.Billington ?" I asked, curious to identify my new acquaintance.
Billington winked at Gottlieb.
"How would you describe it, Mr.Lawyer ?" said he.
Gottlieb laughed and shifted his cigar.
"Our friend Charlie lives by his brains," he replied.

"He is an inventor, a promoter, an artist.

He has earned many a small fortune by the simple use of a postage stamp.