“Perhaps so, but Burns can drink more whisky than Fowler ever could.”
“And he is ashamed of himself for it. I have talked with him about it, and I know.”
“Oh, he made you believe so. He is slick.”
“He was not trying to deceive me.”
“So you think. He knows where his money comes from to buy whisky. It’s more than even chance that, when you are ready to start on the road, he will give you the slip.”
“He asked me to release him to-day.”
“And you refused?”
“I did. I urged him to stay with us.”
Hodge got up.
“That settles it!” he exclaimed. “Now I know theatricals have wrought your downfall! Your glory is fast departing.”