Part 1 (2/2)

The conductor waved aside the proffered card

”I see you are reading Hoyle's Games,” he remarked, sarcastically

”Is that the text-book you use a your heathen?”

The missionary looked disco this evil ith horror,” he replied ”Some worldly sinner left it on the seat Perhaps it is yours, sir?”

The conductor reddened with anger, and sohed aloud The missionary folded his hands with a smile of triumph, and looked out of the

Meanwhile the lad had restored the roll of bills to his pocketbook, and in one of the co ticket As the conductor took it he leaned over and said:

”Keep an eye on that rascal yonder He's no more a missionary than you or I”

Then he hurried on to the next car

A few h the frosty s, and finally the vague outlines of houses and streets

”Bangor!” shrieked the brake the passengers The train soon rolled into a lofty station The lad gathered up his traps, hurriedly left the car, pressed through the crowd, and gained the lighted street

Here he paused for aBut he could see nothing of the clerical-looking individual, though he carefully scanned the passers

”I've seen the last of that chap,” he muttered ”Perhaps he was a missionary, after all Well, I can't lose any s pretty straight I'll bet To away at old Herodotus by laht”

With a smile that showed his white teeth, he strode down the street of Maine'sport and lumber town He entered the Penobscot House, a block and a half froe to a bellboy, and wrote his naister:

”Brick Larkins, New York City”

The clerk looked at the inscription and sain, have I?” exclaimed the lad ”Brick is only a nickname

Shall I write it James?”

”Let it stand,” replied the amused clerk ”Will you have supper, Mr

Larkins?”

”Thanks, but I have dined on the train Send the traps up to my room, please”

Brick fastened a button or two of his cape-coat, and strolled out of the hotel

He did not see theacross the street If he had he would probably have failed to recognize hilasses, and a short gray overcoat with the collar turned up

Brick little drea followed as he pushed steadily across town to the banks of the Penobscot River