you in a cheaper and rougher way. At this moment the smiling and somewhat flushed face of Jane appeared at the entrance to the living room and announced dinner.
The meal, somewhat more elaborate than the usual Dillon evening repast due to the presence of the newcomer, passed pleasantly enough. Jane and Carter carried on most of the conversation, with the girl springing up now and again to clear the table and wait upon the men. The urbanity and manners of Carter impressed her. She had never met such a man of the world before.
After dinner Carter announced that he would have to leave them for a while but would be back later. His errand took him to the drug store on the corner where a telephone booth was located.
"Go ahead and get Dillon when he brings his car back to the barn after his last trip tomorrow," Carter said to Puggy Callahan over the wire.
Then Carter bought a good cigar at the drug store counter and, well satisfied with himself, took a turn around the block before starting back to his new boarding house.
