"Rudolph Rugg!" exclaimed the lawyer, briskly, jumping from his chair, "you don't say so. I am very glad to see you. Take a chair, please."
Reassured by this reception, Rudolph took the seat indicated.
"So you saw my advertisement?" said the lawyer, brushing away the papers with which he had been occupied.
"Yes, sir. I only saw it this morning."
"It has been inserted for the last two weeks, daily. How happens it that you did not see it sooner?"
"I have been away from the city. I have been traveling. It was only an accident that I happened to see it to-day."
"A lucky accident, Mr. Rugg."
"I hope it is, sir, for I have been out of luck myself, and I've been hoping something would turn up for me. What is the business, sir?"
"My business has been to find you. I can't say anything more."