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Tell the wharfinger to tell him to throw a few clothes into a suit case that he's to go to Papeete on mighty important business and to meet me at the head of Greenwich Street Dock at one-twenty, without fail, for his orders and his money. Having phoned these orders, Matt, take the office automobile and scorch to the water front to see that they're carried out. Take Miss Keenan with you. Good-bye."
He made no allusion to the affair, however, until one afternoon a fortnight or so later. I was going out when he called me back. "You had better stay here, Watson." "Why?" "Because I had a wire from Hilton Cubitt this morning you remember Hilton Cubitt, of the dancing men? He was to reach Liverpool Street at one-twenty. He may be here at any moment.
"Liberty frightening the world," said Mame Welch. "Whatever made her do it get a red kimono with her hair that shade?" "Nearest thing I could get to match," said Mary, laughing. "I got it at a bargain. I didn't need it. I have more lounging robes than I can possibly wear; but this piece was reduced from twenty-five cents to fifteen. I saved one-twenty by buying it. We "
I glanced at the lights of the Tenderloin police station, just across the street, and thought for an instant of going over and asking for an escort. Then I sank back into the seat with a little laugh at my own nervousness. "One-twenty West Twenty-third," I said, as the cabman slammed the apron shut. He nodded, spoke to his horse, and we were off.
He listened to Murgatroyd's heartbeat, while Murgatroyd dozed. "Maril," he said. "Write down something for me. The time, and ninety-six, and one-twenty over ninety-four." She obeyed, not comprehending. Half an hour later, still not stirring to disturb Murgatroyd, he had her write down another time and sequence of figures, only slightly different from the first.
"If this feller's luck don't go ag'in' him, you might as well ship all your coffins away but one they'll need one to bury the town in. What do you think of him ridin' around the depot down there, drawin' a deadline that no man ain't goin' to be allowed to cross till the one-twenty pulls out? Kind of high-handed deal, I call it!"
He tosses off a pony of Bourbon, but his face is not a delight to look upon, "Hopper, you'll be a d d rich man some day." "I cal'late to." "I do the dirty work. And because I ain't got no capital, I only get four per cent." "Don't one-twenty a day suit you?" "You get blasted near a thousand. And you've got horse contracts, and blanket contracts besides. I know you.
American Match is going to bust." "Yes." "But I want you to loan this man five hundred thousand dollars at one-twenty or less and then recommend that he go to Edwin Kaffrath or Anton Videra for the balance." "But, Frank, I haven't any five hundred thousand to spare. You say American Match is going to bust." "I know you haven't, but draw the check on the Chicago Trust, and Addison will honor it.
And that doesn't prove a thing. Ninety sometimes means murder, but usually not; up to a hundred and ten usually means murder, but sometimes not; and anything over one-twenty always means murder. And it still doesn't prove a thing. And then again, a psychotic or a professional gunsel may not register at all. They kill for fun, or for business they're not angry at anybody."
"You'll find it all that, and don't forget that if they find out what you are doing there, it will be God help Steve Fraser!" The ranger's eyes gleamed. "I'll try to remember it." It was one-twenty when Fraser slipped the iron bar from the masonry into which it had been fixed and began to lower himself from the window.
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