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His easy confidence and certainty that McCarthy would be found inspired something of the same spirit in Mrs. Clancy and in Betty Tabor , and they found themselves enjoying the light summer opera to which he had taken them , and later had laughed at his quaint , droll tales of baseball and stories of his own experiences during his long years of travel with the team . Feehan had found an appreciative audience at last , and it was half after eleven before he broke off suddenly and announced that at midnight he was to get reports of the results of the search and offer his own services in the effort to find the missing player . `` I will telephone you when I reach the office whether anything has been ascertained , '' he promised , as he left them at their apartments . `` After that I will not disturb you until seven o'clock , unless McCarthy is found . We must find him and get him to the station to catch the train at 6.35 or our effort is wasted in so far as baseball is concerned , although , of course , that will not cause us to cease our efforts . '' `` You 'll telephone me the moment you have news ? '' asked Miss Tabor .