CHAPTER XXXVIII. HOW TO MANAGE A ROGUE.
At the last moment Giles Packard decided to take his uncle, John Plympton, with him, finding that the old man was reluctant to be left alone.
"I shall stop on the way at Rochester and see if I can collect Uncle John's note," he said. "Perhaps I may be more successful than he."
"If you don't mind, Mr. Packard," said Rupert, "I will go on at once to New York, as I feel anxious about my mother."
"Very well. Go to the Somerset Hotel, and put up as a guest. I shall follow you soon."
Leaving Rupert to pursue his journey, we will detail the experiences of Giles and his uncle at Rochester.
"We will put up at a cheap hotel, Uncle John," he said. "I don't want Eben to suspect that I am well off."
"He wouldn't judge so from your dress, Giles," remarked the old man, with a humorous glance at his nephew's well-worn suit.
"That is true, Uncle John. I don't look very much like a dude, I admit. However, I will go to a first-class tailor in New York and get myself rigged out. While I am about it I will get a new suit for you."