“It is true! I have placed him now. I knew he seemed familiar.”
“Nonsense! I can’t see any connection or any similarity.”
“You can’t?”
“No.”
“Well, I couldn’t at first. But after we registered, I went down into the wash-room. He was there as well!”
“Ah!”
“I passed by him and chancing to glance into a side mirror I had profile view of him. He was indulging in the St. Vitus dance and his features were all contorted.”
Old King Brady was silent.
He knew that Van had the St. Vitus dance. The coincidence was certainly suspicious.
He was thoughtful.