Jack Benson!"
"Good boy" murmured Teal.
Yet, when an hour had slipped by, and Benson had not returned, even his
loyal comrades began to wonder a good deal. From that frame of mind
they passed on, at the end of another hour, to worry.
CHAPTER XX
THE GIRL IN THE CAB
As Jack reached the door of the United Service Club he found no one at
the doorway.
"That's strange," he muttered.
But in another moment he looked down the street. A hundred feet away
stood a closed cab. From it a woman leaned, beckoning slightly.
Had she been veiled, Jack would have been instantly suspicious.
But her face showed, and it was a young, fresh, pretty and wholesome
looking face.
"I don't know her, but she is very evidently a lady," thought Jack
Benson, quickly.
Accordingly, he stepped along the sidewalk, lifting his hat courteously
as he neared the vehicle.
"You are Mr. Benson?" inquired the young woman.
"Yes, madam."
"I trust you will pardon my calling here, and sending you a message. But
it was very urgent that I see you at once--how urgent you cannot yet
understand."
"I am here, madam," Jack replied; not knowing what else to say.
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