Then, very simply, he asked her pardon for objecting to her presence, but said that he could not discuss his case if she remained.
So she rose, with a humorous glance at Mr.Keen; and the two men stood up until she had vanished, then reseated themselves _vis-a-vis_.

Mr.
Keen calmly dropped his elbow on the concealed button which prepared a hidden phonograph for the reception of every word that passed between them.
"What news have you for me, Mr.Keen ?" asked the younger man with that same directness which the Tracer had already been prepared for, and which only corroborated the frankness of eyes and voice.
"My news is brief," he said.

"I have both your men under observation." "Already ?" exclaimed Burke, plainly unprepared.

"Do you actually mean that I can see these men whenever I desire to do so?
Are these scoundrels in this town--within pistol shot ?" His youthful face hardened as he snapped out his last word, like the crack of a whip.
"I don't know how far your pistol carries," said Mr.Keen.

"Do you wish to swear out a warrant ?" "No, I do not.