He turned toward the door, but the detective was too quick for him.

"You will have to go with me," he said. "You have been trying a bold
confidence game. I shall have to lock you up."

"Gentlemen," said Robinson, turning pale, "will you permit this
outrage?"

"It is an outrage!" said the old gentleman, hotly.

"My friend," inquired the detective, "do you know this man?"

"No; but--"

"Then let me introduce him as Tom Maitland, one of the cleverest
confidence men in Chicago."

He produced a pair of handcuffs, which he deftly slipped over the wrists
of Percival Robinson, and led him out of the hotel.

Andy was satisfactorily vindicated, and, it must be admitted, enjoyed
the discomfiture of the old gentleman, who slunk away in confusion.

When Andy set out on his journey he intended to go to Tacoma by way of
San Francisco, but found, as he proceeded, that he could go by the
Northern Pacific as far as it was built, and proceed the rest of the way
by stage and over Puget Sound. This seemed to him to afford greater
variety, and he adopted the plan.