“Keep him safe until after the race,” was the reply.
“But you can’t keep him here all that time.”
“That’s so. I’ll have to find some place for him.”
“Well,” said Dick, “I know where you can put him.”
“Good; where is it?”
“I have an old uncle who lives down the creek. He has a little house down there, and for a small sum he’ll do almost anything.”
“And you think he’ll keep this kid quiet until after the big race?”
“Sure.”
“Then you go and fix it up with him. Tell him it will mean $50 to him.”
Dick left the room, and Jones turned to Jimmy.