He went out, headed that way." "The hell he did!" I gathered from this fellow's exclamation that he was divided between amaze and mirth.

Then he got up from the steps and went into the restaurant and was followed by the man called Jim.

Before the door was closed he made another remark, but it was unintelligible to me.
As I passed on I decided I would scrape acquaintance with this restaurant keeper.
The thing of most moment was that I had gotten track of Steele.

I hurried ahead.

While I had been listening back there moments had elapsed and evidently he had walked swiftly.
I came to the plaza, crossed it, and then did not know which direction to take.