“Why, you’re not afraid, are you?”
“No—not exactly, as everything is safe, but be careful, Barton.”
“If we get rid of Tom Baldwin we’ll have nothing more to fear, as neither Boise nor Keen suspect that we have anything to do with each other; do they?” asked Mr. Sandow.
“Not in the least. If they did—well, I know I’d be looking for another position.”
The two conversed for some time further, and then prepared to separate.
“When will you work the trick?” asked Mr. Sandow.
“As soon as possible. To-morrow, if I get a chance.”
It was several days after this that, one afternoon, Mr. Boise came into the office from the court house, where he had been all day, trying a case.
“What’s the matter?” inquired Mr. Keen, of his partner. “You look annoyed.”
“And I have good cause to be,” replied the lawyer. “I lost the Kendall case.”