that he went under many names. An amazing tale.\"
\"Don't skip any of it,\" warned Mme. Storey.
\"He was a mere lad,\" the doctor went on, \"not more than nineteen I should say, but he had an uncanny air of experience and assurance. I am rather alarmed in the presence of hard-boiled youths, but on this occasion I wasn't required to make any overtures, for he immediately started talking to me. With his uncanny sharpness he perceived that I was diffident,
that he went under many names. An amazing tale.\"
\"Don't skip any of it,\" warned Mme. Storey.
\"He was a mere lad,\" the doctor went on, \"not more than nineteen I should say, but he had an uncanny air of experience and assurance. I am rather alarmed in the presence of hard-boiled youths, but on this occasion I wasn't required to make any overtures, for he immediately started talking to me. With his uncanny sharpness he perceived that I was diffident,
