CHAPTER XXXII.

A CRITICAL MOMENT.


Guided by his boy companion, Andy found the Sherman House and registered
there. The change was a very satisfactory one, and he enjoyed the
comfortable room to which he was assigned.

After a hearty supper he took a seat in the office and watched with
interest the crowds that surged in and out of the hotel. Presently he
saw a familiar figure entering.

It was his late companion, Percival Robinson. The latter was not long in
recognizing the boy.

He walked up to the chair on which Andy was seated and addressed him
with a look of anger.

"So I have found you, have I?" he said, roughly.

Andy knew that this man had no right to interfere with him, and
answered, coolly:

"So it seems."

"Why did you play me such a mean trick, boy?"