He did not seem to have any hold upon the scene, and for several minutes this sensation of vacancy chained him to the spot.
"All right!" exclaimed he to himself at last.

"I am here.

Now's my time to make a strike.

Now or never." He pulled Mr.Bayard's card from his pocket, and fixed the number of his store in his mind.

Now, numbers were not a Riverdale institution, and Bobby was a little perplexed about finding the one indicated.