Forbes was frank:
"I don't know. I can't tell you. A hundred little things. But I am sure."
"I thought you said something about a clothing trust."
"I did. It was the same crowd. Now they have some additional reason. Oh, I couldn't doubt it. It was behind every word Osserman said. It was standing back of his words, but it was on tiptoe, looking over them."
Luke turned and came up to Forbes. He was quite calm again.
"I know what you want me to do," he said.
"Yes," said Forbes: it was his way of saying: "You have read my meaning, and I will stand by it."
"Well, I can't do it."
Luke spoke quietly. It hurt him to have to say this thing.
"I was afraid that was the way you'd take it," said Forbes.