Then slowly, falteringly, her amazed eyes over her shoulder upon him, Maggie crossed and unlocked the door.

Barney entered, Old Jimmie just bend him.
"I say, Maggie, what was the big idea in keeping us--" he was beginning in a grumbling tone, when he saw Larry just beyond her.

His complaint broke off in mid-breath; he stopped short and his dark face twitched with his surprise.
"Larry Brainard!" he finally exclaimed.

Old Jimmie, suddenly tense, blinked and said nothing.
"Hello, Barney; hello, Jimmie," Larry greeted his former allies, putting on an air of geniality.

"Been a long time since we three met.