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But he could not wisely make this call until the afternoon . So meantime he took a stroll into Broadway and walked leisurely up and down that thoroughfare , pausing occasionally to make a trifling purchase and turning abruptly again and again in the attempt to discover who might be following him . No one liable to be a detective of any sort could he discern ; yet he was too shrewd to be lulled into a false belief that his each and every act was unobserved . Mershone returned to his hotel , went to his room , and slept until after one o'clock , as he had secured but little rest the night before in his primitive quarters at the police station . It was nearly two when he reappeared in the hotel restaurant for luncheon , and he took his seat and ate with excellent appetite . During this meal Mr. Fogerty also took occasion to refresh himself , eating modestly at a retired table in a corner . Mershone 's sharp eyes noted him .