"Do you see them?"
"Yes."
"Don't you think we can overtake them?"
"Perhaps we might, but I for one don't intend to try."
Frank looked at him inquiringly.
"Why not?"
"I thought you heard me decline to join them at the hotel. I have no fancy for company to-day."
"Excuse me," said Frank, politely. "I might have remembered it."
"You can join them to-morrow if you feel like it," said Sharpley, emphasizing the last clause.