It would have appeared curious, therefore, that the lurking figure followed the bank-clerk almost to his lodgings, had it not been for the fact that just before Jefferson Place was reached the figure Sidled up to Hicks' side and whispered: "No news yet, Morrow.
"The Crevice"
William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
And suddenly he was startled by an object blacker than the shadow, that Sidled up close to him.
"The Desert of Wheat"
Zane Grey
Then with characteristic tenacity, she Sidled up to him again.
"A Poached Peerage"
William Magnay