"Howard, wake up! confound you! You've got to get out—there's somebody coming."
He shook him roughly, but his old classmate made no attempt to move.
"Quick, do you hear!" exclaimed Underwood impatiently. "Wake up—some one's coming."
Howard sleepily half opened his eyes. He had forgotten entirely where he was and believed he was on the train, for he answered:
"Sure, I'm sleepy. Say—porter, make up my bed."
His patience exhausted, Underwood was about to pull him from the sofa by force, when there was a ring at the front door.
Bending quickly over his companion, Underwood saw that he was fast asleep. There was no time to awaken him and get him out of the way, so, quickly, he took a big screen and arranged it around the divan so that Howard could not be seen. Then he hurried to the front door and opened it.
Alicia entered.