I am very much annoyed
that they have been seen at all."
This closed Mrs. Duncan's mouth, but she resolved to make
further inquiries when they were by themselves.
Prince Duncan looked askance at his opposite neighbor. He was
a man who had come to Groveton recently, and had opened a
billiard saloon and bar not far from the bank. He was not
regarded as a very desirable citizen, and had already excited the
anxiety of parents by luring into the saloon some of the boys and
young men of the village. Among them, though Squire Duncan did
not know it, was his own son Randolph, who had already developed
quite a fondness for playing pool, and even occasionally patronized
the bar. This, had he known it, would have explained Randolph's
increased applications for money.
Whether Tony Denton--his full name was Anthony Denton--had
any special object in visiting New York, I am unable to state.
At all events it appeared that his business lay in the same
direction as that of Prince Duncan, for on the arrival of the
train at the New York depot, he followed the bank president at a
safe distance, and was clearly bent upon keeping him in view.
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