"Where is he?"
"In the office."
Tony entered the office.
Mr. Porter regarded him with a frown.
"How is this, Tony?" he began. "You leave my horse in the woods to be brought home by another boy. He might have been stolen, do you know that?"
"I've been deceived, and led into a trap," said Tony.
"What on earth do you mean? Who has deceived and trapped you?"
"The Quaker who was stopping here. Has he come back?"
"He has settled his bill and left the hotel. What cock-and-bull story is this you have hatched up?"
"It is a true story, Mr. Porter. This man was not a Quaker at all. He was a tramp."