56/57 There wasn't anybody outside the railin' that minute to hear if I'd bellered like a bull of Bashan. And except for Nellie and Eddie Ellis, the messenger, and Charlie Phillips, there wan't a soul around, as it happened. The money hasn't been stolen; I lost it somewheres--but where? I'm goin' back to the bank to have another hunt." He banged out again. Fortunately he did not look at his friend's face before he went. |