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“Thankyou，Daddy！“shesaidsoftly-andlaidabilluponthecounter，andsteppedbacktothedoor。“Good-night！“shesmiled。
Sheheardhimcalltoher；butshewasalreadyonthestreetagain，andhurryingalong。Shefeltbetter，somehow，inamentalway，forthatlittleencounterwiththeshadyoldpawnbroker。Shewasnotsomuchalone，perhaps，asshehadthought；thereweremany，perhaps，eveniftheywereoftheunderworld，whohadnotswervedfromtheloyaltytheyhadonceprofessedtotheWhiteMoll。
Itbroughtanewtrainofthought，andshepausedsuddenlyinherwalk。Shemightrallyaroundhersomeofthoseunderworldintimatesuponwhoseallegianceshefeltshecoulddepend，andusethemnow，to-night，inbehalfoftheAdventurer；shewouldbesurethentobeamatchforDanglar，nomatterwhatturnaffairstook。Andthen，withanimpatientshakeofherhead，shehurriedonagain。Therewasnotimeforthat。Itwouldtakeagreatdealoftimetofindandpickhermen；shehadevenwastedtimeherself，wheretherewasnotimetospare，inthemomentarypauseduringwhichshehadgiventhethoughtconsideration。
Shereachedthenearestsubwaystation，whichwasherobjective，andboardedaHarlemtrain，satisfiedthatherheavyveilwouldprotectheragainstrecognition。Unobtrusivelyshetookawindowseat。Noonepaidheranyattention。Hourspassed，itseemedtoherimpatience，whiletheblackwallsrushedby，punctuatedbyoccasionalscintillatingsignallights，and，atlongerintervals，bythefullerglarefromthestationplatforms。
Intheneighborhoodof125thstreetsheleftthetrain，and，enteringthefirstdrugstoreshefound，consultedadirectory。
ShedidnotknowthissectionofNewYorkatall；shedidnotknoweitherthelocationorthefirmnameoftheironplanttowhichDanglar，assumingnaturally，ofcourse，thatshewasconversantwithit，hadreferred；andshedidnotcaretoasktobedirectedtoJakeMalley’ssaloon，whichwastheonlyclewshehadtoguideher。Theproblem，however，didnotappeartobeaverydifficultone。Shefoundthesaloon’saddress，and，askingtheclerktodirecthertothestreetindicated，leftthedrugstoreagain。
But，afterall，itwasnotsoeasy；noeasierthanforoneunacquaintedwithanylocalitytofindone’swayabout。Severaltimesshefoundherselfatfault，andseveraltimesshewasobligedtoaskdirectionsagain。Shehadbeguntogrowpanickywithfearanddreadatthetimeshehadlost，before，finally，shefoundthesaloon。Shewasquitesurethatitwasalreadymorethanhalfanhoursinceshehadleftthedrugstore；andthathalfanhourmighteasilymeanthedifferencebetweensafetyanddisaster，notonlyfortheAdventurer，butforherselfaswell。Danglarmighthavebeeninnoparticularhurry，andhewouldprobablyhavegonefirsttowhateverrendezvoushehadappointedforthoseofthegangselectedtoaccompanyhim，buteventohavedonesoinaleisurelywaywouldsurelynothavetakenmorethanthathalfhour！
Yes，thatwasJakeMalley’ssaloonnow，acrosstheroadfromher，butshecouldnotrecallthetimethatwasalreadylost！Theymightbetherenow-aheadofher。
Shequickenedherstepsalmosttoarun。Thereshouldbenodifficultyinfindingtheironplantnow。“BehindJakeMalley’ssaloon，“Danglarhadsaid。Sheturneddownthecrossstreet，passedthesideentrancetothesaloon，andhastenedalong。Thelocalitywaslonely，deserted，andnonetoowelllighted。Thearclamps，powerfulenoughinthemselves，weresofarapartthattheyleftgreatareaso
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