The Rajah's Fortress — page 118: what you’re looking at

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THE RAJAH’S FORTRESS. 109 half dozen cards that he happened to have stored away in an inner pocket of his jacket, Melton produced a very damp and dingy piece of paste- board, on which was inscribed his name and profes- sional connection. This he handed to the cheery stranger. “ Ah,” said the latter, “ Iam glad to meet you, Mr. Melton Forbes of the London Post. Pray allow me,” and ina brisk, business-like manner he extracted a card from the recesses of his coat and handed it to Melton, who, entering into the humor of the situation, accepted it with a bow, and read with the utmost surprise on the glazed surface : MR. JOHN BOLTON, CASTLE BOLTON, WESTERN BURMA. Agent for Adolph Rich, New York. COLUM 1OOO SS co