“Yes, sir.”
“Any baggage?”
“No; I had it stolen on the boat.”
The clerk looked a little suspicious.
“We must require pay in advance, then,” he said.
“Certainly,” answered Carl, pulling out a roll of bills. “I suppose you make special terms to commercial travelers?”
“Are you a drummer?”
“Yes. I represent Henry Jennings, of Milford, New York.”
“All right, sir. Our usual rates are two dollars a day. To you they will be a dollar and a quarter.”
“Very well; I will pay you for two days. Is breakfast ready?”