Right then and there I warmed up to Joe Trout like I never had before. After all, Miss Vincent had the right dope—he was nothin' but a big kid at that, and any guy that will come right out in public and admit he's a false alarm, deserves credit!
"Well," he says after a minute, "I suppose you're both through with me now, eh?"
"Do I look like a quitter?" demands the Kid.
"I'm still here, ain't I?" I chimes in.
Joe coughs and took hold of our hands.
"Thanks!" he mutters. "And now—-"
"Listen!" interrupts the Kid. "I got the whole thing doped out. When is this dame of yours due to hit Film City?"
"She'll be here on that one o'clock train," moans Joe.
"Fine!" says the Kid. "Now get this! De Vronde is supposed to do a fall from a horse in 'The End of the World' and the big yellow bum won't do it. They're lookin' for some guy that will take his place, just for that one flash, see? Now suppose I fix it so you get that chance and when the dame comes on, there you are playin' the lead as far as she can see, in the best part of the frolic. How's that?"
I thought Joe was gonna kiss him!