"Which of the two trains did they take?" cried Al.
"That I don't know."
"You don't know?"
"That's what I said. Do you suppose I keep tabs on everyone that comes into this place? Hardly."
"The New York train and the Boston train were here at the same time?"
"Yes."
"And they might have taken either?"
"They might."
"It is of a good deal of importance to us," said Al, "to learn which of those two trains they took."
"I can't help that," was the reply. "I'm no clairvoyant or fortune-teller."