"I don't think he means to run away," said that gentleman. "I
begin to think his story is correct. And hark you, my young
friend, if you ever get locked up in a hotel room again, just see
if there is a bell before you make such a confounded racket."
"Yes, sir, I will," said Paul, half-smiling; "but I'll take care
not to get locked up again. It won't be easy for anybody to play
that trick on me again."
The party filed downstairs to the office and Paul told his story
to the bookkeeper.
"Have you seen Mr. Montgomery go out?" asked our hero.
"Yes, he went out half an hour ago, or perhaps more. He left his
key at the desk, but said nothing. He seemed to be in a hurry."
"You didn't notice in what direction he went?"
"No."
Of course no attempt was made to detain Paul. There could be no
case against him. He went out of the hotel, and looked up and
down Broadway in a state of indecision. He did not mean to sit
down passively and submit to the swindle. But he had no idea in
what direction to search for Mr. Felix Montgomery.
CHAPTER XIX
PAUL DELIBERATES
Paul stood in the street irresolute. He looked hopelessly up and
down Broadway, but of course the jeweler from Syracuse was not to
be seen.
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