The Breaking Point

He put in his pajamas and handkerchiefs, his clean socks and collars,

and then he got his revolver from a drawer and added it. Just

twenty-four hours later he knocked at Dick's door in a boarding-house on

West Ninth Street, found it unlocked, and went in. Dick was asleep,

and Bassett stood looking down at him with an odd sort of paternal

affection. Finally he bent down and touched his shoulder.

"Wake up, old top," he said. "Wake up. I have some news for you."