“What other stuff?”
“I think you’ll find plenty of it,” Mason told him. “By the time you go through the stones which Cullens had on consignment with George Trent, and in safety deposit boxes, you might find some more rewards.”
“You think Cullens has stuff salted away?” Drake asked.
“I think he was a big fence,” Mason told him. “If you collect your two thousand dollars’ reward on this, you’ll have a fight on your hands. You won’t get any other reward. Holcomb will move in and sew everything up. Moreover, he’ll claim the stones are in the possession of the police department and...”
“I see your point,” Drake said. “Is it all right for me to take him into my confidence?”
“First get a definite agreement out of him,” Mason said. “Holcomb and I are cooperating on this case.”
“You’re what!”
Mason grinned. “Cooperating.”
“Since when?” Drake asked.
“Since Holcomb asked me to,” Mason said.