" He began to
chuckle ponderously. "No, I don't like his influential friends, in
particular."
While this scene was being enacted on the north side of the
Isthmus, Kirk Anthony, over at the Tivoli Hotel, was making
himself ready for the ball with particular pains. Even his
personal appearance might have a bearing upon the outcome of this
adventure, and he dared not overlook the slightest advantage.
Allan regarded him admiringly from many angles.
"Oh, Master h'Auntony," he exclaimed, rapturously, "you are
beautiful!"
"Thanks! Again thanks! Now, can you remember to do as I have told
you?"
"I would die--"
"DON'T say that again, I'm too nervous. Here are your
instructions, once more. Keep both doors to this room locked and
stand by the one to the veranda! Don't let any one in except Mr.
Runnels and the man he'll bring. DON'T--LEAVE--THIS--SPOT, no
matter what happens. Does that penetrate your teakwood dome? Does
your ivory cue-ball encompass that thought?"
"I shall watch this h'apartment carefully, never fear."
"But I do fear. I'm scared to death. My hands are go cold they are
brittle. Remember, when I knock, so, let me in instantly, and keep
your wits about you."
"H'Allan never fails, sar. But what is coming to pahss?"
"Never mind what is coming to pass.
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