He found the announcement he had made of the arrival of Eliph', and the report of the meeting of the city council that had passed the fire-extinguishers ordinance.

Eliph' had been in town before the ordinance had passed.
Eliph' boarded now with Doc Weaver.

Again he read the article in the TIMES, seeking for the meanings that Doc knew so well how to hide.

He paused at the "Things are seldom what they seem" lines, and considered it.

Suddenly he arose and put on his hat.
"Wait here," he said, "I'll be back." When he returned he was smiling.