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No，no；itdoesnotmatterwhatitis！
What？……No！Itellyou，no！Nothing！Notto-night！Thosearetheorders……No，Idon’tknow！Nanisherenow……Eh？……You’llpayforitifyoudo！“Shlukerwassnarlingthreateninglynow。
“What？……Well，then，wait！I’llcomeover……No，youcanbetI
won’tbelong！Youwait！Understand？“
Hebangedthereceiveronthehook，andgotupfromhischairhurriedly。
“Fools！“hemutteredsavagely。“No，Iwon’tbelonggettin’there！“
HegrabbedRhodaGray’sarm。“Yes，andyoucome，too！Youwillhelpmeputalittlesenseintotheirheads，ifitispossible-eh？
Thefools！“
Themanwasviolentlyexcited。HehalfpulledRhodaGraydownthelengthoftheshoptothefrontdoor。Puzzled，bewildered，alittleuneasy，shewatchedhimlockthedoor，andthenfollowedhimacrossthecourtyard，whilehecontinuedtomutterconstantlytohimself。
“Wot’sdematter？“sheaskedhimtwice。
Butitwasnotuntiltheyhadreachedthestreet，andShlukerwashurryingalongasfastashecouldwalk，thatheansweredher。
“It’sthePugandPinkieBonn！“hejerkedoutangrily。“They’reinthePug’sroom。Pinkiewentbackthereaftertelephonin’。
They’venosedoutsomethingtheywanttoputthrough。Thefools！
Andafterlastnightnearlyhavin’finishedeverything！Itold’em-youheardme-thateverybody’stokeepundercovernow。Buttheythinkthey’vegotasoftthing，andtheysaythey’regoin’toit。I’vegottoputacrimpinit，andyou’vegottohelpme。
Y’understand，Nan？“
“Yes，“shesaidmechanically。
Hermindwasworkingswiftly。Thenight，afterall，perhaps，wasnottobesomuchofafailure！Togetintointimatetouchwithallthemembersofthecliquewasequallyoneofherobjects，and，failingDanglarhimselfto-night，herewasan“opensesame“tothere-treatoftwooftheothers。Shewouldneverhaveabetterchance，oroneinwhichriskanddanger，underthechaperonage，asitwere，ofShlukerhere，were，ifnotentirelyeliminated，atleastreducedtoanapparentlynegligibleminimum。Yes；shewouldgo。Torefusewastoturnherbackonherownproposedlineofaction，andonthedecisionwhichshehadmadeherself。
Itwasnotfar。Shluker，hasteningalong，stillmutteringtohimself，turnedintoacrossstreetsometwoblocksaway，andfromthereagainintoalane；and，amomentlater，ledthewaythroughasmalldoorinthefencethathung，batteredandhalfopen，onsaggingandbrokenhinges。RhodaGray’seyestraveledsharplyaroundherinalldirections。Itwasstilllightenoughtoseefairlywell，andshemightatsomefuturetimefindthebearingsshetooknowtobeofinestimableworth。Notthattherewasmuchtoremark！Theycrossedadiminutiveanddisgustinglydirtybackyard，whosesolereasonforexistenceseemedtobethatofareceptacleforoldtincans，andwereconfrontedbytherearofwhatappearedtob
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