Part 24 (1/2)
”Yes.”
”_Redalli_.”
Credo fell back like a man suddenly surprised. He appeared for an instant to lose his breath, but he managed to almost gasp:
”Are you on to that?”
”I am on to the whole scheme and just ready to close in. I tell you there is nothing for you in it, and you're lucky.”
”I am?”
”Yes.”
”How?”
”You will make a good stake through me.”
”What do you want?”
”I want to overhear every word that is spoken here to-night.”
”You are dead on to it all?”
”I am.”
”Good enough, I am with you, and you know that when I say so I mean what I say.”
”I do.”
”You shall have the whole business if it's opened up here to-night.
Follow me.”
CHAPTER IX
LUCK AND SKILL RUN OUR HERO INTO A GREAT ”OPENING” ON TO THE BIG ORGANIZATION, AND LIGHT STRIKES IN VERY DARK CORNERS.
It is not necessary to explain to our readers our hero's great hold on the man Credo; but he knew his man well and knew that when Credo said, ”I am with you,” the fellow did mean just what he said. Credo led our hero to a rear room and once there he remarked:
”It's dead against me what I am doing. I had a big stake in this enterprise.”
”You haven't lost one, old man, the lines are drawn close.”
”That's all right so far; but is it necessary that I tumble from anything you may pick up to-night?”
”No, you are safe; you will not come into it.”
The man's face was at once wreathed into a smile.
”I know you, Mr. Dunne.”