"Fancy that!" remarked Twomley, mildly surprised. "I guess the man doesn't know the true state of affairs."
"He'll know everything before we're done with him," snapped Burton.
"You're not goin' to bear down too hard on me, are you, Burton?" pleaded Wily.
"Why shouldn't I?"
"What've I done?"
"I can't tell that till I hear what happened to Motor Matt. If these disgraceful proceedings get out, it will be a black eye for the show."
Boss Burton was a queer fish. He had always a high regard for carrying out every promise he made in his show "paper," and was also solicitous about the good name of the Big Consolidated; at the same time, he had done a number of things which gave Matt a poor opinion of his character.
Matt, taking advantage of the opening afforded him, told what had happened after he had left Burton on the motor cycle. The rough treatment he had received brought scowls to the faces of McGlory and Burton.
"That Hindoo might have knifed you, and all on account of Wily there!" breathed the showman.
"But he didn't," returned Matt, "and that was on account of Wily, too. Keep that in mind, Burton."