All the evidence had gone counter.

Men who at first questioned the truth of his wonderful adventures gave in after hearing him talk.

Those to any extent conversant with the parts of the world he made mention of, could not but acknowledge that he knew what he talked about.

Young Soley, representing Bannock's News Syndicate, and Holmes of the Fairweather, recollected his return to the world in '91, and the sensation created thereby.

And Sid Winslow, Pacific Coast journalist, had made his acquaintance at the Wanderers' Club shortly after he landed from the United States revenue cutter which had brought him down from the north.
Further, as Frona well saw, he bore the ear-marks of his experiences; they showed their handiwork in his whole outlook on life.