“What Morgan was in it?”
“Gale Morgan. A lot of stuff came in on it an hour ago. Was there anything started when you left?”
“I didn’t hear of anything,” responded de Spain. But his indifference to the subject was marked.
“What’s the matter?” demanded the operator. “Aren’t you well to-night?”
“Perfectly.”
“Sleepy?”
De Spain roused himself. “Dick, have you got a Sleepy Cat wire open?”
“What do you want?”
“Tell Jeffries I’ll take that Thief River stage job.”