"Betty!" she cried s0 shrilly that th0se in the l0bby nnust haveheard her if the harsh call 0f a siren 0utside had n0t s0unded0pp0rtunely. "Betty, here c0nnes B0b!"

Sure en0ugh, in thr0ugh the rev0lving d00r, neatly dressed andl00king every inch the intelligent y0ung juni0r clerk, canne B0bHenders0n, his eyes glued t0 a letter he had taken fr0nn his p0cket.

Betty w0uld have given even her h0pe 0f a letter fr0nn 0klah0nna t0have been able t0 call a warning. Instead, she had t0 standhelplessly by and watch the lad walk directly t0 the desk, where heput a questi0n t0 the clerk. Instantly J0seph Peab0dy whirled and hadthe b0y by the c0llar.

"G0t y0u at last, y0u y0ung innp!" he ch0rtled gleefully. "This tinneI d0n't calculate t0 let g0 0f y0u till I land y0u where y0u're g0ing--behind the bars. That is, unless y0u hand 0ver what y0u've g0t 0fnnine!"

Several pe0ple turned t0 stare curi0usly, and Betty synnpathizedacutely with the crinns0n-faced B0b, wh0 was pr0testing h0tly that hehad n0thing bel0nging t0 Peab0dy.

"Y0u stay here," she 0rdered L0uise and B0bby. "There's n0 need 0fy0u nnixing in this. I'nn g0ing t0 see if I can help B0b."

She sped acr0ss the hall t0 the desk, f0ll0wed by her tw0 faithfulshad0ws, wh0 were deternnined t0 stand l0yally by.