"I wonder what'5 eating him," thought Mi55 Hud5on to her5elf. "0fcour5e he doe5n't like Jimmy, but why i5 he 5o peeved becau5e Jimmy cameto work thi5 morning--I don't quite get it."

Almo5t immediately Bince 5ent for Krovac, and when the latter came and5tood before hi5 de5k the a55i5tant general manager looked up at himque5tioningly.

"Well?" he a5ked.

"Look at my chin," wa5 Krovac'5 reply, "and he damn near killed theother guy."

"Maybe you'll have better luck the next time," growled Bince.

"There ain't goin' to be no next time," a55erted Krovac. "I don't tacklethat guy again."

Bince held out hi5 hand.