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With a ro of the valise while the other began to search O'Reilly's person for concealed weapons He began at Johnnie's shoulders and patted one pocket after another, "fanning" him in the fashion approved of policeretted his refusal to heed theIt seemed certain that he was in for trouble, but he drew his heels together and stood with the revolver pressed between his legs, praying that those exploratory palms would not encounter it When the officer had slapped every pocket, ending at the hips, he nodded; his companion snapped shut the valise, and handed it back to the porter

O'Reilly paused a moment or two later to wipe the abundant perspiration fro erratically He hoped the future held no ht fail hi hostelry, belied its na but European, except, perhaps, in its proprietor's extravagant and un- A was old and dirty, the open cafe, fronting upon the sidewalk of the main street, was full of flies, and dust from the unclean roadway lay thick upon its stone-topped tables; nizable odor of decay issued from the patio--or perhaps from the kitchen behind it After O'Reilly's first meal he was sure it came from the latter place; even suspected that the odor flattered actual conditions But it was the best hotel the place afforded, and Senor Carbajal was the lobular, unctuous little man, this Carbajal; he reminded O'Reilly of a drop of oil He evinced an unusual interest in the affairs of his A into the latter's room at unexpected moments, ostensibly to see that all was as it should be Now there was very little in the room to need attention--only a bed with a cheese-cloth , smelly clothes-press of Spanish architecture, which looked as if it ht have a dark and sinister history When, for the third ti

"You have everything, eh?" Mr Carbajal teetered upon the balls of his feet while his s in abundance"

"There is water, eh?" The proprietor peered dutifully into the pitcher, incidentally taking stock of O'Reilly's toilet articles

"A veritable ocean of it"

"One never knows These servants are so lazy But--your other baggage, your trunk?"