Peter Garrish looked, and as he saw the parent of the twins his face took on a look of commingled fear and anger. He compressed his lips and gave a slight toss to his head.
“Came to make trouble, I suppose,” he snarled, “Well, it won’t do him any good!”
CHAPTER XXI
OUT ON SUNSET TRAIL
If Peter Garrish was ill at ease, it must be confessed that Tom Rover was also somewhat perplexed regarding the best way of approaching the manager of the mine. He had thought to get a great deal of data concerning the mine from Lew Billings and then confront Garrish with these proofs of his wrongdoing.
“Came to look the place over, I suppose?” said Garrish, eyeing Tom distrustfully.
“I did,” answered the father of the twins bluntly. “And I also came to take a look at the books.”
“Take a look at the books, Mr. Rover? What’s in the wind now?” and Garrish’s voice took on a decidedly unpleasant tone.
“I won’t beat around the bush, Garrish. You know that for a long time I have not been satisfied with the way things are going here. I have got a lot of money tied up in this mine, and I don’t intend to lose it.”