He wheeled and started away, but before he had taken two strides he collided with a solid, unyielding, invisible substance.
He backed away a few steps, his mouth working in terror.
"What is it?" he screamed.
"I'm sorry," Horatio's voice sounded in the air a few feet from Morry.
Morry's face went white; he stared wildly about for another instant and then charged madly out of the theatre, screaming in terror.
chased after him, but it was a hopeless effort. When I got to the sidewalk he was gone. Moodily I slumped back into the theatre and went backstage. My big opportunity was gone, but I still had Horatio.
I found Alice in the office and she was alone. She smiled sweetly when she saw me.
"You too, Brutus," I muttered. Then I thought about my meal ticket and looked worriedly around the room.