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"Never mind. It's true, isn't it?" "Yes," the Englishman admitted gravely "it's true. It lies at Bannon's door, when all's said.... Perhaps you won't believe me, but it's a fact I didn't know positively who was responsible till to-night." "You don't really expect me to swallow that? You were hand-in-glove " "Ah, but on probation only! When they voted Roddy out, I wasn't consulted.
There was still much to do, and the handful of days that remained seemed absurdly inadequate; but it needed only a glance at what Charlie Bannon's tireless, driving energy had already accomplished to make the rest look easy. "We're sure of it now. She'll be full to the roof before the year is out."
Bannon's distinction between running risks in order to push the work and using caution in minor matters was not recognized in their talks. And as Bannon was not in the habit of giving his reasons, the misunderstanding grew.
Lanyard," the Englishman resumed, looking up from the motor, to which he was paying attentions with monkey-wrench and oil-can, "that you were quite off your bat when you ridiculed the idea of the 'International Underworld Unlimited. Of course, if you hadn't laughed, I shouldn't feel quite as much respect for you as I do; in fact, the chances are you'd be in handcuffs or in a cell of the Sante, this very minute.... But, absurd as it sounded and was the 'Underworld' project was a pet hobby of Bannon's who'd been the brains of a gang of criminals in New York for many years.
The significance of Bannon's arrival, and the fact that he was planning to stay, was slow in coming to Peterson. After supper, when they had returned to the room, his manner showed constraint. Finally he said: "Is there any fuss up at the office?" "What about?" "Why do they want to rush the job or something?" "Well, we haven't got such a lot of time. You see, it's November already."
"What's the matter with it! There ain't more'n a rod of it left, that's what." Bannon's scowl relaxed. "Oh," he said, "I see. You're the section boss, ain't you?" "Yes." "That's all right then. Come over here and I'll show you how we've got things fixed."
He stood looking up through the upper floors of the cupola, and he did not see Max until the timekeeper stood beside him. "Hello, Max," he said. "We'll have the roof on here in another ten days." Max followed Peterson's glance upward. "I guess that's right. It begins to look as if things was coming 'round all right. I just come up from the office. Mr. Bannon's there.
They're hustlers, too, Mr. Peterson. Well, good-night to you." Peterson saw Bannon twice every day, for a half hour at night when he took charge of the job, and for another half hour in the morning when he relinquished it. That was all except when they chanced to meet during Bannon's irregular nightly wanderings about the elevator.
The superintendent looked at Bannon, expecting him to finish his sentence, but he only yawned again. obey-previous-instructions. Do-not-give-Ledyard-cars-in-any-case- Bannon's eyes were half closed, but the superintendent thought he was turning a little toward the open doorway. "Do you feel cold?" he asked. "I'll shut the door."
The superintendent looked at Bannon, expecting him to finish his sentence, but he only yawned again. obey-previous-instructions. Do-not-give-Ledyard-cars-in-any-case- Bannon's eyes were half closed, but the superintendent thought he was turning a little toward the open doorway. "Do you feel cold?" he asked. "I'll shut the door."
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