"And I suppose I could have her pinched then, if you'd testify against her. Would you do that? Would you go into court?"
Violet's fingers closed spasmodically.
"Just give me the chanc't," she said fervently.
"And of course there are other girls who've been in the same scrape here?"
"There's a new one upstairs this minute."
"There is? Um. That's good." He rattled the money in his pocket. "Only, look here," he persisted, "if you have been telling the truth, it will probably make me solid with O'Malley, but if you haven't, I'll go clean to smash."
Violet saw the turn of affairs and, with hope's revival, her mind cleared immediately.
"I haven't told you all," she said, "and I guess the rest will make you sure enough."
"There's more then?"
"A lot."