He had some difficulty in making it plain that her speedy
departure was necessary to her own as well as to his personal comfort.
While she was still arguing and pleading to be allowed to stay and
fight it out with him he stuck his head through the window and
instructed the driver to take them to his hotel instead of to the
police station, as first directed.
With characteristic decisiveness he directed Roberta to begin her
packing as soon as she reached her room. She entreated him to come
away with her before Jenison could carry out his threat, but he
sharply refused, already having in mind a plan of action, desperate
but effective. His first step, however, met with an unexpected rebuke.
On the arrival at the hotel he took the cabman aside and deliberately
offered him a large sum of money on condition that he would swear that
Braddock drew or attempted to draw a revolver. The cabman thought it
over. Then he refused.
"Money won't tempt me," he said doggedly, "although God knows I need
it. You pulled a gun on him, and he didn't have any that I could see.
That young feller took my name and number.
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