“Don’t know. Just disappeared.”
“What next?”
“We had a telegram from King.”
“Saying the ‘Empire Theater Company’ had gone up?”
“Yes.”
“And where is this paper you put up for us?”
“Under King’s. That was put up over it right away.”
“Well, that was a fine trick! Why didn’t you dispatch to Mr. Haley and find out if King’s report was true?”
“Why should we, after Collins acted so queer? Of course, we thought it was true.”
“It was untrue, and it was a rascally piece of business, for which King should be made to pay dearly. Where is our paper that you hadn’t put up?”