He also noted the appearance of the man who had signaled the girl.
The man was five feet seven inches in height; his face was well rounded,
but not too fat. He had a brown, pointed beard; the eyes were pale,
almost colorless; the forehead, broad and high, a fact which Ted noted
when the man lifted his hat to wipe his brow. He had the air of a
well-bred man of the world, and was probably a resident of New York.
There was something familiar about the man that made Ted think that he
had seen him before.
Ted saw Bud come through the door into the waiting room from the midway
of the station, look up and wave his hand, with a frown and a shake of
the head that told him his pard's quest for the missing baggage had been
fruitless.
At the same time, the girl at his side seemed to bump into him, and as
he turned to her she muttered an apology and hurried away. Although he
followed her with his eyes a few moments, she was soon lost in the
crowd.
He slipped his hands into the pockets of his jacket, and, with his back
to the railing, prepared to wait until Bud reached him.
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