“They are a pair of foxes!”
The trio laughed in a blood-curdling way.
“Don’t ye fear!” said Burke.
“Well, it’s worth that to me,” said Blood. “Once they are out of the way the course is pretty clear.”
“Wall, it oughter be.”
“I fear nobody else.”
“Ten thousand in gold!” said Burke. “That will take us to Australia. The twenty thousand we got fer the Fifteenth street job will start us in business, all right!”
“Yes, and I wish you luck!” said Blood. “Make the work sure!”
“Did ye ever know us to fail?”
“Well, no!”