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'Bias, if he noted this, made no comment. The cloth having been removed, they drew their chairs as usual to front the fireplace. Cai arose, found a clean church-warden pipe on the mantelshelf, passed it to 'Bias, and selected one for himself. "I sent off that letter to-day," he said carelessly. "Right," said 'Bias; "I sent mine, too." "Four-thirty post, mine went by." "So did mine."
It had been stamped four-thirty. It was after five, an hour later, that he had received his verbal instructions from MacGregor! The inspector must have written the note before their interview of the preceding afternoon before his repeated injunction of "Whatever happens, bring back your prisoner!"
And to turn on the light meant that he would turn on, too, a flood of querulous protest from his wife, Bella, who lay asleep beside him. When for forty-five years of your life you have risen at four-thirty daily, it is difficult to learn to loll. To do it successfully, you must be a natural-born loller to begin with and revert. Bella Westerveld was and had. So there she lay, asleep.
Rather impatiently he watched the slow minute-hand on the clock. He had risen from his desk at four-thirty, when his personal aide, a handsome, boyish, rosy-cheeked young officer, who seemed to be moulded into his uniform, appeared. "Your car is waiting, sir," he said. His military correctness could not hide the admiration and devotion in his eyes.
Naughty, naughty!" From below rose a fervid and startled exclamation. "Naughtier, naughtier!" deprecated the visitor. "Are these the cold and measured terms of science?" "You haven't lived up to your bet," complained the censured one. "Indeed I have! I always play fair, and pay fair. Here I am, as per contract." "Nearly half an hour late." "Not at all. Four-thirty was the time."
That meant, 'Thrice dearest one, I'll meet thee at the depot at four-thirty sharp. So, my dear Mack, this is to inform you that, even as you read, Josie and I have eloped. It is all the old man's fault, yet I forgive him. Hope he'll return the favor. Josie predicts he will, inside of a week or two weeks anyhow. Good-by, Mack, old boy; and let a fellow down as easy as you can.
It was against the rules of the house, but as it was for Mr. Claflin he would do it. They had a little talk about the details, and Claflin arranged to call up his wife and tell her that the jewels would be there at four-thirty, so that she could look out for them personally. All that was the Litterny end of the affair. Simple enough, wasn't it?"
All the afternoon he hovered near the parlour with its horsehair furniture, and about four-thirty the young girl came downstairs. He greeted her effusively and she endeavored to pass him and go to the kitchen. The most lively sensation of which she was conscious now was compassion for the old woman who had brought up her breakfast. "No, don't go out there," said Rufus decidedly.
Then, too, many a "rough-neck" is far from silent even after he has fallen asleep; and about the time complete quiet seemed to be settling down it was four-thirty; and a jarring chorus of alarm-clocks wrought new upheaval. Then there was each individual annoyance. Let me barely mention two or three.
On Monday following the freshman dance, a notice appeared on the official bulletin board stating that on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon of that week basket-ball try-outs for freshman, sophomore, junior and senior teams, respectively, would be held at four-thirty o'clock in the gymnasium. It bore the pertinent signature: "James Leonard, Director Athletics and Gymnasium."
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