CHAPTER X
AT THE DOOR
But Shirley was a fact. By morning—no sleep came to him that night—he had decided what he must do about that fact. It was then not a very complex problem.
He took a lightly packed bag with him to the office and at the first opportunity presented himself to Jonathan.
"May I take to-morrow off? There is a matter I must attend to at once.
I can be back by day after to-morrow."
"Certainly," said Jonathan, without looking up.
"Thank you." David hesitated. "Mr. Radbourne, do you know anything definite of the situation at St. Mark's?"
"Nothing definite."
"Do you think there's any chance for me at all?"
"The committee will decide this week. There's a man named Holden—"