Guelvada said: "It's all right." He smiled in that peculiar way again. "I can do this on my own. If she goes to the Yellow Bottle it's easy.' The voice said: "You're not going to do it on your own. Sometimes you're a little too decided, Ernie. You'll do it with Kane. You'll take your orders from him. When you've seen Mrs. Mallary at the Yellow Bottle you'd better hang about there. Michael will come through on the telephone. You can tell him what the position is. After that you two can carry the baby." Guelvada began to laugh. "You're telling me!" he said. "Carry the baby is good. Some baby! But we'll carry her.... Tell me, what does she look like— this Marques I mean?" "Pretty good, I believe," said the voice. "That sort always look good. They have to. You understand what you've got to

