It gave him such a pleasing sense of importance to adopt the city as his own that he adopted everything and everybody in it.
In spite of the fact that the train from Wichita Falls was behind time, one morning shortly after Buddy's arrival, he was still abed when Calvin Gray arrived at the hotel.

Instead of disturbing the slumbers of youth, Gray went directly to the detective who had telegraphed him, and for half an hour or more the two talked.
Later, during the course of a leisurely bath and shave, the new arrival pondered the information he had received.

Here was a problem.

Having dressed himself, he strolled around to Coverly's place of business and interviewed the jeweler.
"Sure! He has bought quite a bit of stuff in the last few days," Coverly told him.

"He was in only yesterday and ordered a fine piece made up.