Smiles and nods from every one answered him.
He followed Dandy to the hall.
“Mr. Randolph Hay, sir,” said the old man with solemn formality, “will you have the goodness to allow me to interdooce to your honor my niece and nephy, Juley and John Legg?”
Julia stood up and dropped her rustic, housemaid’s courtesy. John took off his hat and bowed.
Ran held out a hand to each, saying cordially:
“I am very glad to see you. Your uncle is one of my oldest and most esteemed friends; so that any friends of his own shall always be most heartily welcome. You are just from Hantz?”
“Straight, sir. Arrived by the train that reached Chuxton at six o’clock this evening,” answered John Legg.
CHAPTER XXIII
ANOTHER ARRIVAL
Now that was the train by which Ran had expected Gentleman Geff and his suit, and this was about an hour beyond the time when they were due at Haymore. So his next question was the inevitable one:
“Did any other passengers leave that train for Haymore?”