“But I want you two out of the way to make sure that they don’t get on. Take a trip to Chicago, St. Louis, or the devil, for four or five weeks. I’ll pay for it.
“Now, then, you see what I mean. Will you get out right away? I’ll stake you well.”
“I’m game to go on the next train,” said one of the two.
“I ain’t so ready to go,” said the other, “but if it cuts any ice I’ll do it.”
“Well,” said Masson, “it will cut a good deal of ice with me. I can’t afford to take any chances now. I wish now that I’d never gone into the job, seeing what turn things have taken.
“But the thing is, are you ready to go?”
“Yes.”
“When will you go? To-night?”
“Yes.”
“Where to?”