"You are right on one point, Chick."
"Regarding the subterfuge?"
"Yes."
"But not the other?"
"I think not," Nick said thoughtfully. "Both Goulard and Sadie Badger have extraordinary nerve. They don’t scare easily. Both, moreover, would give a trifle, or even take a desperate chance, to wipe me off the map."
"No doubt of it."
"Here’s a very significant point, then," Nick added. "Both will naturally reason that I know nothing about their relations, and that I expect to get by with my subterfuge and accomplish something extraordinary."
"Certainly. That is the only logical way they can be regarded."
"That being the case, then, they may decide to let me attempt it—with a view to trapping me and wiping me out."
"By gracious, that’s even more probable," cried Chick. "You are right, Nick. I was wrong on one point. I would be willing to wager, now, that Sadie Badger has not bolted. I would almost bet, in fact, that she and Goulard have something framed up for you."