Nick Carter soon disposed of the plain course which he had ordered, and was about to leave the restaurant when he heard one of the young fellows say:
"Sad about Sam Rogers’ governor, wasn’t it?"
"Waiter! Bring me a cup of coffee!" said Nick.
He then took a newspaper from his pocket and pretended to read it.
While listening attentively to the conversation of the four young fellows, he heard one of them say:
"I dare say old Rogers’ death will postpone Sam’s marriage with Miss Bland."
"I shouldn’t be surprised," said another.[Pg 16]
"Lucky dog," said the first speaker. "They say that Lucy Bland is worth fully half a million."
"At least," rejoined his friend. "But look here, Porter, when did you see Sam’s other girl, the olive-tinted loved one? That girl will give him some trouble, if he is not more careful."
"See her? My dear fellow, I saw her last night."