“It is a dangerous job, sir.”
“Yes, but dangerous jobs earn big pay.”
“That is all we are looking for, but it is a state’s prison offense if there is a mis-go. We take all the chances.”
“There need be no mis-go; we can arrange our plans so well.”
At that moment a startling incident occurred. Ike heard a noise behind him. He rose suddenly and unthinkingly, and the next instant he was caught in a strong pair of arms and dragged into the room through which he had crawled out upon the projection. He was in the hands of a powerful man, who exclaimed:
“Ah! you little thief, I’ve caught you at last, and the mystery is explained.”
Ike made no outcry. He did not wish the men in the adjoining room to get on to the fact that he had overheard a part of their plans.
“What were you doing out there?” asked the man, who had seized, and who held Ike.
“I was out after that cat.”
“What cat?”