"Do you mean business?" he bellowed at Emerson.
"I do."
"Can you fight?"
"Yes."
"Will you do what I tell you, or have you got a lot of sick notions?"
"No," the young man declared, stoutly, "I have no scruples; but I won't do what you or anybody else tells me. I'll do what I please. I intend to run this enterprise absolutely, and run it my way."
"This gang won't stop at anything," warned Balt.
"Neither will I," affirmed the other, with a scowl and a dangerous down-drawing of his lip corners. "I've got to win, so don't waste time wondering how far I'll go. What I want to know is if you will join my enterprise."
The giant uttered a mirthless chuckle. "I'll give my life to it."
"I knew you would," flashed Cherry, her eyes beaming.