The discovery of this acquaintance here in Mr. Grimes’s office gave Helen a distinct shock.
CHAPTER XVIII
PROBING FOR FACTS
Helen sat down quickly and stared across the room at the queer old man. The latter at first seemed to pay her no attention. But finally she saw that he was skillfully “taking stock” of her from behind the shelter of the printed sheet.
The Western girl was more direct than that. She got up and walked across to him. The clerk uttered a very loud “Ahem!” as though to warn her to drop her intention; but Helen said coolly:
“Don’t you remember me, sir?”
“Ha! I believe it is the little girl who came from the coast with me last week,” said the man.
“Not from the coast; from Montana,” corrected Helen.