Abruptly Lowry said, “I’ve got to telephone Bob Elgin, honey.”
“You’re not going to leave me here alone with him.”
“Now look, kid, I’ll leave you the gun. You sit across the room, out of the way. If he makes a move, plug him. You’ve got every right in the world. He’s a murderer, the police are looking for him, and he’s trying to escape. If anything happens and you shoot, remember that I was going down the hall to telephone for the bulls.”
“I don’t want to be left alone with him.”
“It’s the only way,” Lowry said. “I’ve got to telephone.”
“Let me telephone.”
He laughed and said, “You know what Bob would say if he knew you were here.”
“Well, what are you going to do if he comes up?”
“You’re going to duck out the back way.”
“I’ll duck out now.”