“I’ve got it, but I’ll be hanged myself if I pay you in here. Get out on the street. I’ll go with you part way to the station, and settle with you.”
“Don’t wait,” urged Jack.
“That’s good advice. Carter may break in here any minute, or he may sneak in in disguise. That’s his most likely way, and then you’ll be nabbed before you know it.”
Nat was rather pale now.
“I’ll give him a fight for it, if he comes,” he muttered, but he got up, and the three went out.
“Will you settle now?” asked Nat, when the three were out on the street.
“Don’t be in such a hurry,” was the sharp reply. “Your only safety is to get away from this place. Walk along toward the railroad. I’ll be close at your heels until I think it’s safe to stop and settle.”
Nat hesitated.
“Don’t you dare to do us dirt!” he hissed savagely.
“I’ll settle with you both before you get to the station. Get a move on! Carter may be here the next second.”