He derives an immense income from his detective work, and has no inclination to make a break for sudden fortune.
In fact, were he worth as many millions as a Vanderbilt or a Gould he would still, for the very love of the business, be a detective.
“Well,” said Nick, at length, “if I do the work I have laid out for myself to-night we must separate those two men.”
“But how?”
“Well, I have a report to make to the fellow, and I’ll go in and call him aside. If he wants to get away from that chap I won’t have any trouble arranging it.”
“But if he doesn’t?”
“Then one of us’ll have to go over to the stables on his own hook.”
“Do you know where they are?”
“Oh, they’re out there by the track somewhere.”
Nick walked boldly into the saloon, and called Amos aside.