The Tenderfoots

BROMLEY had been occupying the spare bed-room in the Dabney cottage for nearly a fortnight on the Saturday when, calling at the Windsor Hotel to tell the Follansbees about a bargain in furnished houses he had happened to hear of, he saw Stephen Drew registering in at the room clerk's desk and crossed the lobby to shake hands with him.

"This is a piece of luck," said the lessee of the "Little Jean," after the greetings were passed. "I didn't know your address and was expecting to have to dig you up through the bank or the post-office. I came down on business, but also I was anxious to get hold of you. If you have a few minutes to spare -- -- ?"