She
thought rapidly. She had definitely asked Dick to telephone before
coming. Why hadn't he telephoned? Perhaps something had happened to
prevent it, or perhaps an idea had come to him by which their plan
could be bettered without a telephone message. In either case, she and
Dick might have to improvise and deftly catch cues tossed to each
other, as experienced actors sometimes do without the audience ever
knowing that a hiatus in the play has been skillfully covered.
Maggie stood up. "You both understand what you're to do?"
Both whispered "yes." Larry watched Maggie start across the room, his
whole figure quivering with suspense as to what was going to happen
when Dick entered. He was quite sure there was more here than appeared
upon the surface, quite sure that Maggie did not intend that the
business with Dick should work out as she had outlined. What could
Maggie possibly be up to? he asked himself in feverish wonderment, and
could find no answer. For of course Larry had no knowledge of that
most important fact: that Maggie had actually made a confession to
Dick--not the fraudulent confession she had told Barney of--but an
honest and complete confession, and that in consequence she and Dick
were working in cooperation.
From his crack Larry could not quite see the outer door.
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