“How, respected sir, will it then be arranged?”
“I’ll find a way. Leave it to me. I know a number of college fellows who will be there. I’ll tip them off to be on hand. It should be easy to bring about a meeting between you and Merriwell. He tried jujutsu on me. If necessary, I’ll insult him and say you can show him up.”
“It will be better, I would humbly suggest, to draw him into the contest without his suspicions arousing by the process of the insult. Let it seem that it shall be a friendly affair from the commencement. That is what it should not be difficult.”
“That’s right if you’ll do your part.”
“You may depend on it that I am reliable if you pay me the advancement.”
“I’ll give you a hundred down and the rest as soon as you do the job.”
Hashi smiled as he shook his head.
“It will not be a matter for considering unless I am in reception of five times that before starting.”
The Jap had gauged Fillmore, and he was determined to get every dollar possible out of the fellow.
In vain the young rascal argued; Hashi continued to smile and remained firm. Finally Fillmore was compelled to yield or give over his dastardly plan.