"Well, of all the nerve!" said Katy. Then to the girl at the desk:
"Who was his nibs?"
"Why, your friend, of course. I'm surprised you didn't recognise him," returned the girl sweetly.
"Him—Senator Wainwright."
"The papers sometimes call him 'The Man of Steel,' but of course, intimate friends like you and your friend there probably call him by a nickname."
"Sure we do," returned Katy brazenly. "I call him 'Sen-Sen' for short. I'd a known him in an instant with his hat off."
"I want to know!" gibed the girl at the desk.
The boy had returned, and thrusting his head over the short gate sang out:
"This way, please, la-adies!"