"Yes, if I can get anything to do."
"Have you been to lunch?"
"Not yet."
"Come in and lunch with me, then. I think we can find something inviting at the Astor."
"Saved!" thought Jed, as he gladly passed into the famous hostelry with his friend. "I wonder if he has any idea how glad I am to accept his invitation?"
CHAPTER XXVI. IN SEARCH OF EMPLOYMENT.
Jed followed his hotel friend up stairs into an upper dining-room, and they took seats at a corner table.
"I never like to dine alone," said Howell Foster. "I am glad I fell in with you, Jed."