“Who says so?” demanded Daniel, for this sounded to him like an accusation.
“I mean,” explained the lawyer, “that you are insured in the company.”
“What iv it?” asked Daniel.
“Why, the other policy-holders are the ones discriminated against in a case like this,” said the lawyer, “and any one of them can file a complaint.”
“I’m not the kind iv a man to do much complainin’,” declared Daniel. “I niver see that it did much good. If I c’u’d give Schlimmer a bad turn—”
“That’s it; that’s it exactly. You can knock his insurance sky-high and get some money yourself.”
“Say that wanst more,” urged Daniel. “Me hearin’ seems to be playin’ thricks.”
“The law,” said the lawyer slowly, “fines a company for doing that—”
“How much?”
“I’ll have to look it up. Pretty stiff fine, though, and the informer—”