"Tell him it's all right if he doubles the figger."
"Makes the amount twice as large?"
"Dat's it. It's a ticklish piece o' business."
"What is the work, Macklin?" questioned Ferris, sitting down on the opposite side of the stove.
The man closed one eye.
"Hardwick knows," he replied, shortly.
"I know that," replied Ferris. "And I know something about this new deal, too."
"Wot do yer know?"
"Never mind. I know."
"Dat's all put on, Ferris; yer don't know a t'ing, see?" cried Macklin, with a laugh that sounded more like a croak.