“Git a woman worked up along the jealousy-and-revenge line,” said Gopher Gabe, “and you’ve got a devil to deal with. But she don’t know anything.”
“I am hobing not.”
“I’m certain she don’t. She was with the show only a week, and all she saw was what went on in the wine rooms. What’s she goin’ to do?”
“Vell, I don’t know that. She was gifing them tips.”
“And will give ’em more if she can. But that needn’t scared you.”
“I see you ton’dt understand. I was scared because I am so near being catched. I didn’t get oudt of the hall before that trapper vas in it. I t’ought he was going to shoot.”
“Did he recognize ye? That’s important.”
“I am hobing he didn’t, but I don’t know. He didn’t see my face, I am sure. I was going down the stairvay vhen he shouted to me to stop. He clicked his rewolver, but I didn’t stop.”
“You didn’t hear anything to make you think they guess where Juniper and Benson air?”