“What information do you have?” questioned Warwick sharply.
“That will be divulged,” returned Palermo, “only when I see the man who is handling the case.”
“Spill it now, then,” retorted Warwick suddenly. “I’m the man on the Macklin job.”
“Ah!” Palermo seemed pleased. “That is excellent, Mr. Warwick. How far have you progressed?”
“Farther than you think, Palermo.” Warwick’s words were brutally frank. “Far enough to ask you a few important questions.”
Palermo raised his eyebrows slightly.
“So you have information already?” he questioned smoothly. “You must be quite clever, Warwick. Or else—”
“Or else what?”
“Or else some one has been giving you ideas.”
“I’ll tell you how far I’ve gotten,” said Warwick, leaning forward in his chair. “That’s far enough to ask you how you happened to be in Florida the same time as Gunner Macklin.”