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other and foolishly flushing. Such disturbance of equanimity, Hereford had noted, had begun with the appearance of a bright-cheeked colleen in the service of the people across the hallway. It was probably about the hour, Hereford reckoned, for the second show to commence at some nearby nickel theatre.
"No; I intend to be in this evening," he dismissed the man. "I expect no one except Mr. McAdams."
Hereford wondered grimly, would his friends ever see in himself such strange, irrational disturbances? The man, upon his release, had taken himself away swiftly. Five minutes later Hereford heard the house telephone bell which was now ringing again. Going to the telephone, he found the doorman calling him.
