“Very important — I think,” the Chinese explained to him.
“Who took it?” Dick demanded.
“Me — I took it,” was the answer. “Night clerk at Eldorado call on telephone. He say important. I take it.”
“It is, fairly so,” Graham spoke up, having finished reading the message. “Can I get a train out to-night for San Francisco, Dick?”
“Oh Joy, come back a moment,” Dick called, looking at his watch. “What train for San Francisco stops at Eldorado?”
“Eleven-ten,” came the instant information. “Plenty time. Not too much. I call chauffeur?”