ItwasmanyblocksawaybeforecalmnesscameagaintoRhodaGray，andbeforeitseemed，even，thatherbrainwouldresumeitsnormalfunctions；butwiththenumbedhorroroncegone，therecameinitsplace，likesomesurgingtide，afiercevirilitythatwouldnotbedenied。Themoney！Theoldcoupleonthatdoorstep，strippedoftheirall！Wasn’tthatonereasonwhyshehadgoneonwithPinkieBonnandthePug？Hadn’tsheseenaway，oratleastachance，togetthatmoneyback？
RhodaGraylookedquicklyabouther。Onthecorneraheadshesawadrugstore，andstartedbrisklyinthatdirection。Yes，therewasaway！TheideahadfirstcometoherfromthePug’sremarktoShlukerthat，aftertheyhadsecuredthemoney，PinkiewouldreturnwithittothePug’sroom，whilethePugwouldgoandsquarethingswithDanglar。Andalso，atthesametime，thatsameremarkofthePug’shadgivenrisetoahopethatshemightyettraceDanglartonightthroughthePug-butthecircumstancesandhappeningsofthelastfewminuteshadshatteredthathopeutterly。
Andsothereremainedthemoney。And，asshehadwalkedwithPinkieandthePugalittlewhileago，knowingthatPinkiewould，iftheyweresuccessful，carrythemoneybacktothePug’sroom，justaswasbeingdonenowpreciselyinaccordancewiththePug’soriginalintentions，shehadthoughtoftheAdventurer。Ithadseemedtheonlywaythen；itseemedtheonlywaynow-despitethefactthatshewouldbehardputtoittoanswertheAdventurerifhethoughttoaskherhow，orbywhatmeans，shewasinpossessionoftheinformationthatenabledhertocommunicatewithhim。Butshemustriskthat-puthimoff，ifnecessary，throughthepleaofhaste，andonthegroundthattherewasnottimeto-nightforanunnecessaryword。Hehadgivenher，believinghertobeGypsyNan，histelephonenumber，whichshe，inturn，wastotransmittotheWhiteMoll-inotherwords，herself！ButtheWhiteMoll，sohebelieved，hadneverreceivedthatmessage-anditmustofnecessitybeastheWhiteMollthatshemustcommunicatewithhimto-night！Itwouldbehardtoexplain-shemeanttoevadeit。TheonevitalpointwasthatsherememberedthetelephonenumberhehadgivenherthatnightwhenheandDanglarhadmetinthegarret。Shewasnotlikelytohaveforgottenit！
RhodaGray，aliasGypsyNan，scuffledalong。Wassheinconsistent？
TheAdventurerwouldbeinhiselementingoingtothePug’sroom，andinrelievingPinkieBonnofthatmoney；buttheAdventurer，too，wasathief-wasn’the？Why，then，didshepropose，forhermindwasnowcertainlymadeupastohercourseofaction，totrustathieftorecoverthatmoneyforher？