"Yes, I was."
"The rest of the fellows got trapped."
"That's so; but I heard in time and got off."
"Did you make anything out of it?"
"I made sure of a thousand-dollar bond."
"Did you put it off?"
"Yes; I sold it for half price."
"Where is the money?"
"It lasted me a month," said Marlowe, coolly. "I lived then, you can bet. But I haven't done much since. Do you see that?"
He took from his vest pocket a dollar greenback.