Barbara was very much taken aback. "The man I made the bust of?"
"We can send him to the chair any time. But what's the use? He knows things that we got to know before we pass him up."
"But, Bubbles, how can you help?"
"Oh, I'm little. I can get into little places. They wouldn't want me if I weren't of use."
"But I don't like the idea of your running down Blizzard, Bubbles."
"Why not, Miss Barbara? There's no one in the city that's needed as much as him."
"Aside from that, Bubbles--I'm willing to grant that--there's a reason why I think you should have nothing to do with running him down."
"It's got to be an awful good one, Miss Barbara--not just good to you, and maybe to me, but to men higher up."
"I think it would be good enough for the very highest up, Bubbles. Will you take my word for it?"
"Yes, Miss Barbara. But they won't take my word for your word."