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"I'm ready to blow up!" warned the uarded the telephone with outspread arms

"Both of you will be sorry if the police are called," he cried To Mayo,

as close to hioing to be the winner!"

There was so much reality in the man's rancor that Mayo was impressed

and seized upon the idea which ca the

pretense of a struggle "I'll fake a call Keep wrestling"

Fogg gave only indifferent attention to the affair in the corner of the

roo down the receiver-ared to say: "Desk? Call police to

hotel--lobby--at once!"

"Mr Fogg," pleaded the e with his

elbow, "ain't you going to give me a chance for a private talk?"

"If you ever speak to ain I'll have you arrested"

"But you're du me"

"Get out of this room, both of you! I don't want the police up here"