“He won’t refuse when he realizes just what he is up against.”
“Won’t he? Maybe you wrong him there. Perhaps you do not do this ghost full justice.”
“Perhaps not; but I think I do.”
“Say, Carter, honest, did you ever hear of a ghost that got caught? A real ghost?”
“I don’t think I ever did.”
“Well, you don’t hear of this one’s getting caught, either. If the ghost of Jimmy Duryea stole the jewels you are talking about, the ghost of Jimmy Duryea intends to keep them, and it will go hard with the man or woman—or shall I say the man and woman—who attempts to deprive the ghost of them.”
Nick Carter’s reply was a smile.
“There aren’t any witnesses to this conversation, Carter,” Duryea went on, “so I don’t mind being more or less plain with you for just a moment.”
“I am glad that you have arrived at that conclusion, Jimmy.”