H.G. Goles,
City.' Now I didn't notice that before. 'Mrs. Goles' he registered, and
not himself. Goles? I wonder if that's Hen's woman? Well, if it is he'll
get his good and plenty before Hen's done with him."
"Yes, and the police'll get Hen. And, say, that Swede ain't such a gink
when yuh get a second look at him."
"I don't know. I didn't get a second look at him; but the way he pulled
out that wad--I charged him four bucks for a dollar-'n'-a-half room.
And--"
"S-st!" warned the boy.
It was Jan re-entering the office.
"What's wrong?" demanded the clerk.
"Paper and envelope, please," said Jan.
"Oh!" The clerk looked relieved and passed them over. Jan took out a
carpenter's thick-leaded pencil and wrote on the sheet of paper: "You
must buy some things for the trip on the boat." He looked at the clerk
and then at the boy, and went out into the hall, folded one ten-dollar
bill and two twenty-dollar bills inside the sheet, sealed and addressed
the envelope, and brought it in to the boy.
"You take this up to the lady. Give it to her and hurry away before she
can open it. And if you are back in two minutes--"
The boy was back in less time. Jan gave him half a dollar and passed out
into the street.
THE PORT ROCK BOAT
The Port Rock boat was due _to_ leave her dock. The first mate made his
way to the upper deck. He found his captain in the pilot-house, studying
the barometer.
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