“Don’t worry, Merry; I’m done. I pull up right here.”
“Stick to it, Jack. If you see Herrick, cut him cold.”
“You forget that the fellow has an interest in the Unknown. He might throw me down by fixing the fight and buying the Unknown off.”
“He’ll throw you down, anyhow. The Unknown is booked to lose that fight.”
Jack paled, and his lips were pressed together.
“Well, I’m out five thousand dollars if that is true,” he said. “I’m paying well for my foolishness.”
“Get back as soon as you can,” urged Frank, “and we’ll take lunch together. We can talk the matter over. It’s a shame to lose so much money—to be robbed of it! For you are being robbed, Jack!”
“Haven’t a doubt of that now; but what can I do?”
“You can knock Herrick down; but perhaps you had better wait till you are sure the game is lost.”
Diamond left, and Frank, not a little perplexed and troubled, waited for Collins to appear.