He had no further opportunity for speculation just then, for the men pushed him roughly into the house, and he stood in front of the short man who had so successfully acted the part of a gentleman at the Union Square Hotel.
CHAPTER VII
A BOLD ATTEMPT
"It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
"I can't say it's my fault."
"Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future. Where have you been?"
"Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
"We'll provide you a job here. If you behave yourself things won't go so very bad; but there'll be the very devil to pay if we find you trying to give us the slip."
"I shan't stay any longer'n I can help," Jet replied, stoutly.