A. M. Williamson

“ It was very nearly dinner time, two days later, when I drove up to the Santa Anna Hotel in San Francisco. Far away the bay could be seen and the Seal Rock, with the light of a great yellow moon touching its dark outlines and mingling with the blue, wintry twilight. ”

“ The man had a green shade over his eyes, was limping slightly, had his right arm in a sling, and altogether presented a somewhat battered appearance. But, I said to myself, if it was not Harvey Farnham it was his twin brother. ”

“ Almost mechanically he had reached up for the green shade, and given it a hasty pull downward.
"Hullo!" he responded in a hoarse voice, following the word with a cough. "This is a surprise, eh?"
"Yes," I replied slowly. "People do run against each other in unexpected places, don't they? ”