"You give me the points and we will see if I can."
"Go and get your pard. It will take two of you, and I'll let you on to a big call. I want to get square; that's how I stand."
"You put me on to a big lay and I'll make it worth your while."
"You will?"
"I will. You know me, don't you?"
"I only know you are a cop, that's all."
"Did I ever have any dealings with you?"
"Never; but I want to get square. There are a couple of men in this house who swore us away once."
Our readers will bear in mind that both the ventriloquists were under a disguise that permitted them to play the role they were working at that moment.
"What is the lay?"