Horner came out presently, and whispered a long, broad, profound curse upon the men of the Cross-Roads, and Meredith's gratitude to him was keen.
Barrett went away, soon after, leaving the cab for the gentlemen from Plattville.

Meredith had a strange, unreasonable desire to kick Barrett, possibly for his sergeant's sake.

Warren Smith sat in the ward with the nurse and Gay, and the room was very quiet.

It was a long vigil.
They were only waiting.
At five o'clock he was still alive--just that, Smith came out to say.
Meredith sent his driver with a telegram to Helen which would give Plattville the news that Harkless was found and was not yet gone from them.

Homer took the cab and left for the station; there was a train, and there were things for him to do in Carlow.