José — page 36: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

JOSE. 29 “How many Browns are there in the United States, and even Mary Browns, for that matter?” he continued, with a sorry shake of the head; then he pressed the name against his lips, folded the paper, and placed it in his pocketbook. With a half suppressed sigh he straightened up and entered the office. “When does the next boat leave for up the river?” he asked. “In an hour—the Telegraph, bound for St. Louis,” was the reply. “By taking supper now, you will have ample time to take the ’bus.” Baumann followed the direction of the hand pointing to the dining-room, although he had no appetite, and in an hour was aboard the steamer sturdily plowing its way up stream, once more on his way to rejoin the companions of his west-bound journey. Gomichoo cS (E(0)