she grasped mine, firmly and well. Somebody came through; just an ordinary passenger; but of course we dropped hands. When the doors were closed again, she went into her bag.
"Here's the key to the suit case," she offered it to me. "Sorry you won't find more for you to use inside; but there's a new toothbrush, anyway. Please have it!"
"You've another?" We were suddenly particular about little things with each other.
"There're more in Cleveland," she replied. "Where do you stop in New York?"
"The Belmont."
"I'll wire you my address."
"Where we'll meet?"
"That's it. Can you remember this?" she asked. "Don't put it down. "Take five from the first number, three from the second; one from the third. That much for numbers. For words read from Webster's Collegiate Dictionary—they're everywhere—first five second three down, third one up, and so on. A street named after a number will be spelled in syllables, taking the first in a word. You can find any syllable in the dictionary. Now tell me that."
