The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls / Being the Adventures of Harry and Philip with Their Tutor, Mr. Douglass, at the World's Columbian Exposition - Tudor Jenks

THE CARAVEL “NIÑA.”

“CHOLLY” SPEECHLESS.

CHAPTER IV
Harry Returns to the Hotel — Philip Tells of his Blunder — The Anthropological Building — The Log Cabin—The Alaskan Village — The old Whaling-Ship “Progress” — A Sleepy Audience—Plans.

“A SPLENDID
MEAT SUPPER
FOR 25 CENTS!”

Harry’s route to his hotel lay through the usual throng of men whose one object in life was to make people buy “a splendid meat supper for twenty-five cents!” His legs felt like stilts, and he walked only because he had become so used to it that he could not stop.

As it was still an hour or two before their usual dinner-time, Harry went up to his room, intending to lie down for a while. When he asked at the counter for the key, the clerk told him that his friend “with the eye-glasses” was already in their room.

Harry found Philip lying on the bed, tired but looking contented.

CHAPTER IVHarry Returns to the Hotel — Philip Tells of his Blunder — The Anthropological Building — The Log Cabin—The Alaskan Village — The old Whaling-Ship “Progress” — A Sleepy Audience—Plans.

CHAPTER IV
Harry Returns to the Hotel — Philip Tells of his Blunder — The Anthropological Building — The Log Cabin—The Alaskan Village — The old Whaling-Ship “Progress” — A Sleepy Audience—Plans.