“Herrick advises me to hedge.”
“Why?”
“He says the Unknown is ill and out of condition.”
“Well, how about hedging?”
“The thing has leaked, and bets cannot be made at any odds.”
“You are in a trap.”
“That’s right,” nodded Jack gloomily.
“I suspected it,” said Frank. “If the Unknown is not in condition, why not call the fight off?”
“Herrick claims that it has been tried, and that McGilvay will not agree.”
Again Frank walked the floor.