"It's all right, Barry. You can do as you please, and no questions asked."
From the house of Danny Lewis the page boy hastened to John Carlton's hotel. It was late, and the Congressman was preparing to retire.
"Hello, Barry," he cried, "what in the world do you want at this hour of the night?"
The page boy, in a few quick, jerky sentences told him what he had heard from Danny Lewis. Moreover, he said he had learned that Billy Gaskill was still at the Olympic, and most important of all that he continued in a bad humor.
Congressman Carlton went to the telephone and called up the office of Felix Conway.
"Can you come here?" he asked.
"If you need me."
"I've got some big news for you."
After that the legislator insisted that Barry should go home.
"You go and get your rest," he said. "There's nothing more that you can do for me tonight. See me the first thing in the morning."