“I heard that Link Merwell got away from you?”
“That is true.”
“Humph! If I had the chance to nab him that you had, I’d not let him get away.”
“We held Jasniff.”
“Maybe you let Merwell go on purpose,” continued the money-lender’s son, shrewdly. 63
“Not at all, Nat. He gave us the slip, clean and clear.”
“Humph!” Nat paused for a moment. “I got word from my dad that you almost smashed him up on the road with your auto.”
“Hardly as bad as that.”
“He is going to make your uncle pay for the damage done.”
“It wasn’t much.”