RubyfeltacrossthetableuntilCork”sfirmhandcloseduponhers。
“Areyouafraid，Eddie？“shewhispered。“Areyouafraidyou”llgetafreeride？“
“Nothin”doin”intheteeth-chatterin”line，“saidCork。“IguessRooney”sbeenslowwithhisenvelope。Don”tyouworry，girly；I”lllookoutforyouallright。”
YetMr。McManus”seasewasonlyskin-andmuscle-deep。WiththepolicelookingeverywhereforBuckMalone”sassailant，andwithCorriganstillontheoceanwave，hefeltthattobecaughtinapoliceraidwouldmeananendedcareerforhim。HewishedhehadremainedinthehighrearroomofthetrueCapuletreadingthepinkextras。
Rooneyseemedtohaveopenedthefrontdoorbelowandengagedthepoliceinconferenceinthedarkhall。Thewordlesslowgrowloftheirvoicescameupthestairway。Frankmadeawirelessnewsstationofhimselfattheupperdoor。Suddenlyheclosedthedoor，hurriedtotheextremerearoftheroomandlightedadimgasjet。