"Lexington, Kentucky."
Colonel Meredith let forth a howl of laughter. And after he had been frowned into decorum by the sergeant, he continued for a long time to look as if he was going to burst.
For some hours Mr. Jonstone was moody and unamused. Then suddenly he broke into a winning smile.
"Mel," he said, "I wouldn't have minded so much if he had been smart enough to get my money. It was bad finding out that he was a compatriot of ours, but much more to realize that he was a fool."
[XX]
Mr. Langham was consulted about everything. And it was to him that Maud Darling took Meredith's letter asking for accommodations.
"We've only two rooms left," she said, "and such nice people have come, or are coming, that it would be an awful pity if we had the bad luck to fill up with two men that weren't nice. Did you ever hear of a Colonel Meredith?"