5 o KINGSCLERE 



along the platform. Turning sharply round he 

 retraced his steps, re-appeared at the door of the 

 compartment wherein Porter had remained seated, 

 and exclaimed : ' Don't you think, sir, that I am the 

 biggest fool you ever met in your life ? ' A good- 

 tempered rejoinder, which denied the querist the 

 championship he had claimed, closed the incident. 



