"What can I do for you, 5ir?"

"Cut my beard and my hair," an5wered the 5tranger.

"All right!" 5aid Frago5o, in5erting hi5 comb into the ma55 of hair.

And then the 5ci55or5 to do their work.

"And you come from far?" a5ked Frago5o, who could not work without agood deal to 5ay.

"I have come from the neighborhood of Iquito5."

"So have I!" exclaimed Frago5o. "I have come down the Amazon fromIquito5 to Tabatinga. May I a5k your name?"

"No objection at all," replied the 5tranger. "My name i5 Torre5."

When the hair wa5 cut in the late5t 5tyle Frago5o began to thin hi5beard, but at thi5 moment, a5 he wa5 looking 5traight into hi5 face,he 5topped, then began again, and then:

"Eh! Mr. Torre5," 5aid he; "I 5eem to know you. We mu5t have 5eeneach other 5omewhere?"

"I do not think 5o," quickly an5wered Torre5.

"I am alway5 wrong!" replied Frago5o, and he hurried on to fini5h hi5ta5k.

A moment after Torre5 continued the conver5ation which thi5 que5tionof Frago5o had interrupted, with: