"Promise to ask no more questions."
"If you'll tell me."
"A woman, then."
He pretended to himself a great satisfaction, immensely relieved in his pride, willing to be convinced. Dan Drake came in and Doris, glad of the interruption, displayed the check in triumph.
"So that's it, is it?" said Drake, glancing up at Bojo, who looked sheepishly happy. And assuming an angry air, he caught Doris by the ear. "A traitor in my own household, eh?"
"What do you mean?" she said, defending herself.
"I mean the next time you wheedle such inside information out, just remember you've got a daddy."
"Now, Dad, don't be horrid and take away all my fun. Isn't it glorious!"
"Very," said Drake with a grimace. "I congratulate you, young scamps. Your getting in and spreading the good news among the bosom friends—" he glanced at Bojo, who flushed—"cost me a couple of hundred thousand more than I intended to pay. I guess, young man, it'll be cheaper for me to have you inside my office than out!"