"I know it is, Mr. Timmons, but still I'm a bit interested too, if I understand right the co-operative principle."
"You! What are you interested in so long as you get the coin?"
"In you. I'm powerful interested in you."
"What do you mean?" asked Timmons, frowning.
"Tell me when you're going and I'll tell you."
"Midnight."
"Ah! It will be dark then!"
"What news you tell us. It generally is dark at midnight."
"Are you going to take much of the stuff with you--much of the red stuff--of the red herrings?"
Timmons drew back a pace with a start and looked at Stamer suspiciously. "Have you come to save me the trouble? Eh? Would you like to take it yourself? Eh? Did you come here to rob me? I mean to share fair. Do you want to throw up the great co-operative principle and bag all?"