"Our men don't talk."
"Some of them must have talked."
"What makes you think so?"
"How, else would Vance find out about the death of old Tom
Pearce?"
"The death of Tom Pearce is as much a mystery to our men as to anyone else."
"Vance thinks your men did it."
"How do you know?"
"I've lain on his track, and overheard him talking with the
United States District Attorney."
"Our men know nothing, about the death of Tom Pearce."
"Have they a suspicion?"