"Well, you've got to find him—now." "Well, you've got to find him—now." "What for? See here, Pete, cool down. Can't you see if I go after him he'll get suspicious—and then good-bye to everything. You leave this deal to me. He'll sign. Larry's drawing the lease and bond now. Maybe to-morrow——" "What for? See here, Pete, cool down. Can't you see if I go after him he'll get suspicious—and then good-bye to everything. You leave this deal to me. He'll sign. Larry's drawing the lease and bond now. Maybe to-morrow——" "To-morrow? To-morrow will be too late. That's what I'm gettin' at. Max is ugly——" "To-morrow? To-morrow will be too late. That's what I'm gettin' at. Max is ugly——" Wray clenched his bony fingers over the chair arm and leaned across the desk. Wray clenched his bony fingers over the chair arm and leaned across the desk. "Max!" he whispered angrily. "What——?" "Max!" he whispered angrily. "What——?" "He's afther more money. He talked pretty big last night, but this mornin'——" He broke off breathlessly. "Oh, I've had the h—l of a day——" "He's afther more money. He talked pretty big last night, but this mornin'——" He broke off breathlessly. "Oh, I've had the h—l of a day——" "What did he say?" "What did he say?" "He's talkin' of goin' to the mine owner. He says, after all, Cort Bent never harmed him any, and it's only a matter of who gives him the most." "He's talkin' of goin' to the mine owner. He says, after all, Cort Bent never harmed him any, and it's only a matter of who gives him the most." Wray got to his feet and took two or three rapid turns up and down the room. Wray got to his feet and took two or three rapid turns up and down the room. "D—n him!" he muttered. And then suddenly, "Where is he now?"
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