"Very well. Then whose interests do I look after?"
Bill hesitated. He was by no means certain on that point.
"You're supposed to look after mine, I should say."
"I'm not only supposed to, but I do," declared Mary. "And I don't think that thus far you have any good reason to doubt it. I don't think it's fair for you to doubt it."
Bill was beginning to feel uneasy. It would be very embarrassing if she started to scold him.
"I'm not doubting it," he said, but none too graciously.
"All right, then," said Mary. "As your secretary I am looking after your interests first of all in this matter."
"But you've got a wrong idea of my interests, Miss Norcross. They've got you in on this scheme and——"
"Who said I was in on it?" she interrupted.
"But aren't you?"