R. E.”
“When was this note given to you?” he asked again, turning to the boy, and with a joyous smile upon his fine face.
“Just a few minutes since, sir.”
“Which way did the gentleman go?” asked Robert, with a sharp glance over the boy.
“I will show you, sir,” he replied, quickly dropping his eyes before Robert’s clear gaze.
“What is your name?” pursued our hero, who did not like the youngster’s looks at all.
“Hans Weichel, sir.”
“What is your father’s name?”
“Hans Weichel, sir?”
Robert smiled at the boy’s concise replies, and said: