Part 23 (2/2)
when he arrived there He had two guide-books, and on the steaive him all the information at their coentleer and it's different But if you're used to big cities you'll soon find yourself at hoht of land, and when it calish Channel and nearing the Isle of Wight Here there was plenty of shi+pping, fro liners, bound for Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Southern ports
”This is certainly the age of travel,” was Dave's comment, as they watched the boats pass ”Everybody see somewhere”
By the tireat bustle on board
Custoer took their first ride in an English railway coach and soon reached the greatest city of the world They had brought with theest dress-suit cases, and these they carried
They had already decided to go to a small but comfortable hotel called the Todham A cabman was handy, who had their dress-suit cases almost before they knew it
”What's the fare to the hotel?” des, but when Dave shook his head the fellow cut the price in half and they sprang in and were off The brief ride was an interesting one, and they could not help but contrast the sights to be seen with those of New York and Chicago
”It's certainly different,” said Roger ”But I guess we can make ourselves at ho Cross, and the two boys obtained an elegant apartlad to rest over Sunday, only going out in the reat churches
”Well, Dave, now you are here, how are you going to start to look for Nick Jasniff?” questioned Roger ”It see for a needle in a haystack”
”I a hotels,” was the answer ”I have a list of theroup of the, and they started off without delay
During the day Dave rode around to exactly twenty-two places, but at each hostelry was met with the reply that no such person as Nicholas Jasniff had registered there
”One day wasted,” he sighed, but altered his opinion when he rejoined his chuer ”But he left there a little over teeks ago”
”Did he leave any directions for forwarding mail?”
”Yes, here is the address” The senator's son drew a notebook from his pocket ”43, Pulford Road, Noxhaerly, and got out his map of London and its suburbs It was in the northern end of thein that direction
”We can't go to-night very well, but we can try it the first thing in thein the vicinity of 43, Pulford Road, the two youths found the neighborhood anything but first-class The houses were old and dirty-looking and had about thelect
”What do you want?” deular woman who answered their summons at the door