“Only Ella——”

“Send her away.”

“What's the matter?”

“Quick, Kiddo—quick!”

Mary let Ella out from the little private hall without her seeing Jim, and returned.

“For heaven's sake, man, what ails you?” she asked excitedly.

“Say—I forgot that thing already. We got to go over it again. What if I miss it?”

“The ceremony?”

“Yep——”

He mopped his brow and looked at his watch.