"You told me a few minutes ago you'd strike Barellan out if I did not give you a cut out of the sweep," he said.
Tom Roslyn smiled knowingly at Jerry as much as to say, "That's more like it."
"I say, Bellshaw, you'd never do a dirty thing like that?" said Nick.
"I've told you my horse is lame; I also told Leigh I expected a cut out of the sweep, and he said he wouldn't lay me anything. Do you think that's fair?" Bellshaw asked.
"He's drawn the horse; he can do as he likes. Personally I don't think an owner has any right to demand sweep money," said Tom.
"That's your opinion, is it? I expect you'd talk differently if you owned Barellan," sneered Bellshaw.
"If a lucky drawer of the sweep money offered me a portion I'd take it, but I'd never demand it," replied Tom.
"I mean to get some of it anyhow," declared Bellshaw.
"Then if Barellan will start on those conditions," said Tom, "he can't be so bad. I think I'll risk it and wire to that effect. It will relieve his backers."
"Wire if you like, but don't say I gave you the information."