"Oh. Thanks." O'Higgins, bitten with disappointment, returned the photograph to his pocket. "Victoria; that's the hotel."
"That's but a short distance from here, sir."
"O'Higgins is the name."
"Mr. O'Higgins. Let me take the satchel, sir."
"It's light. I'll tote it myself. Say, ever see any one resembling that photograph I dropped?"
"So many come and go," said Ah Cum, shrugging. "Few stay more than a day. And there are other guides."
"Uh-huh. Well, let's beat it to the hotel. I'm hungry."
"This way, sir."
"What's your name?"
Ah Cum got out his black-bordered card and offered it.