? ? ? ? "Yes, it's your old friend Woods."
? ? ? ? "You are not the only railroad friend I have met this morning."
? ? ? ? "Who was the other?"
? ? ? ? "The gentleman who obligingly took care of my jewel box for a short time."
? ? ? ? "You don't mean to say you have met him? Where did you come across him?"
? ? ? ? "In front of the Astor House, almost two hours since."
? ? ? ? "Did you speak to him?"
? ? ? ? "He spoke to me. You will be glad to hear that he has recovered his own casket of jewels."
? ? ? ? Adin Woods smiled.
? ? ? ? "He must think you are easily imposed upon," he said, "to believe any such story. Anything more?"
? ? ? ? "He said his friends would be very much surprised to hear that he had been suspected of theft."
? ? ? ? "So he wanted to clear himself with you?"
? ? ? ? "Yes; he asked where I was staying."
? ? ? ? "I hope you didn't tell him."
? ? ? ? "I only said I was at a boarding house on West Fourteenth Street, but didn't mention the number.
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