“Now, climb down,” ordered Nick. The fellow obeyed. He knew that it would be extremely dangerous to refuse.
“Now,” said Nick, when Red Rob was seated in the boat between him and Chick, “who are you?”
“Red Rob.”
“Who's Red Rob?”
“If you'll tell me who you are I'll tell you who I am.”
“I'm Sneaker, and my friend's Rattler. We're from Philadelphia, and we're away on a trip for our health, see?”
“Work the rivers?”
“That's about the size of it.”
“And you never heard of Red Rob.”
“Can't say I did.”