Calvin Gray had never been more pleased with himself than now, for matters had worked out almost exactly according to plan, a compliment indeed to his foresight and to his executive ability. He loved excitement, he lived upon it, and much of his life had been devoted to the stage- management of sensational exploits like this one. As a boy plays with a toy, so did Gray amuse
himself with adventure, and now he was determined to exact from this one the last particle of enjoyment and whatever profit it afforded.
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Within a few minutes of his arrival at Ranger, the town was noisy with the story, for he drove down the brightly lighted main street and stopped in front of the most populous cafe. There he called loudly for a policeman, and when the latter elbowed his way through
