however. It is not surprising therefore, that his attention was drawn to the bills of a restaurant on the opposite side of the street. He crossed over, and standing outside, began to examine them to see what was the scale of prices. While in this position he was suddenly aroused by a slap on the back.
Turning he met the gaze of a young man of about thirty, who was smiling quite cordially.
“Why, Frank, my boy, how are you?” he said, offering his hand.
“Pretty well, thank you,” said our hero bewildered, for he had no recollection of the man who had called him by name.
The other smiled a little more broadly, and thought:
“It was a lucky guess; his name is Frank.”
“I am delighted to hear it,” he continued. “When did you reach the city?”
“This morning,” said the unsuspecting Frank.
“Well, it’s queer I happened to meet you so soon, isn’t it? Going to stay long?”
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