“Oh, he give me a half.”
“Leckster,” said Murray, “that was against the law. If any other policy-holder hears of it and wants to go into court, he can nullify your policy and get half of the fine that will be assessed against us for the act of our agent. If you want to make your policy unassailable, you must refund that rebate. Now, go home and think it over.”
Then he sent word to Mays that he was ready to see him.
“Mays,” he said abruptly, “what was your scheme?”
“Sir!” exclaimed Mays.
“What was your scheme?”
“Surely you must be joking, sir,” protested Mays. “I have no scheme.”
“Why did Tainter,” replied Murray in deliberate tones, “a friend of yours, put in his application through another solicitor?”
“He didn’t know I was in the insurance business until he came up here to be examined.”
“Then why did you fail to recognize each other until you got out in the hall where you thought you were unobserved?”