"And your party is Shelby?"
"Never said no sech thing."
"It's what you imply clearly enough. Now, if you wish to help us, as you told Mr. Sprague, you must say precisely who and what you mean, and swear to it before Mr. Sprague, who is a notary public."
Jasper straightened.
"Fer nothin'?" His tone was inimitable.
Bernard Graves looked him coldly in the eye.
"We're not bribing people."
The loafer raised his hulking body and leered over him; the young man got upon his feet, half expecting assault.
"Anything we can do for you in a legitimate way, we will do," he added steadily.
"I want t' know."