"Th' emeralds!" shouted Haggerty.
Suddenly he stiffened. "I'm wise. I know. It's your man Mason, an' you've bunked me int' letting him have all this time for his get-away!"
CHAPTER XXV
"That is true, Haggerty. I had a debt to pay." Crawford spun a billiard ball down the table.
"Mr. Crawford, I'm going t' show you that I'm a good sport. You've challenged me. All right. I want that man, an' by th' Lord Harry, I'm going t' get him. I'm going t' put my hand on his shoulder an' say 'Come along!' Cash ain't everything, even in my business. I want t' show it's th' game, too. I don't want money in my pockets for winking my eye."
"You'll have hard work."
"How?"
"He has burned the pads of his fingers and thumbs," blurted out Forbes.
Crawford made an angry gesture.