“I would reward him with my hand, of course.”
“I’ll go,” said Neal, looking straight ahead.
Alison gazed at him in amazement. “What do you mean?” she asked, wonderingly.
“Just what I said. If you’ll keep your part of the bargain, I’ll keep mine.”
“Do you know where he is?” Alison asked a little suspiciously.
“Haven’t the faintest idea.”
“Then—— Oh, Neal, you are joking.”
“No, I’m not.”
“Do you mean—why—I thought——” she paused and looked down steadfastly at Chico’s ears.
“What was it you thought?”