“Not that way,” answered Leonard.
“Smart boy! Better off!”
They reached the hotel, and Leonard engaged a room for his companion.
“Has he got money?” asked the landlord, in a low voice.
“Yes,” answered Leonard, “he has nearly a hundred dollars. I counted it myself.”
“That’s all right, then,” said the landlord. “Here, James, show the gentleman up to No. 15.”
“Come, too,” said the stranger to Leonard.
The latter followed the more readily because he had not yet been paid his dollar.
The door of No. 15 was opened, and the two entered.
“I will stay with the gentleman a short time,” said Leonard to the boy. “If we want anything we will ring.”