Old Benson smiled at the compliment.
"Grady called me from Trenton," he said. "Told me he would come directly here, after he meets Chadwick. He can make it in two hours — he drives rapidly at night."
"Good," said Delmuth.
"One more job," said Benson speculatively. "Then the way will be clear. There's only one mistake letting young Chadwick out."
"He will be safe!" said Delmuth emphatically. "He knows nothing!"
"He knows that you are playing some phony game."
"Yes; but he doesn't see the real connection. He is scared, because he knows that I know all about his affairs. He will never squeal."
"You and I," said Benson thoughtfully. "You and I and — " He smiled instead of pronouncing a name.
"Even Grady does not know. As for Shamlin and Harmon — "
"They know nothing," Delmuth interposed.