Plume glanced around at the closed windows and lowered his voice as he made certain explanations.
"I'll furnish the dynamite."
"All right. Give me the money."
But Plume demurred.
"Not till it's done. I haven't any doubt about your doing it," he explained quickly, seeing a black look in Bluffy's eyes. "But you know yourself you're liable to get full, and you mayn't do it as well as you otherwise would."
"Oh, if I say I'll do it, I'll do it."
"You needn't be afraid of not getting your money."
"I ain't afraid," said Bluffy, with an oath. "If I don't get it I'll get blood." His eyes as they rested on Plume had a sudden gleam in them.
When Wickersham and Plume met that night the latter gave an account of his negotiation. "It's all fixed," he said, "but it costs more than I expected--a lot more," he said slowly, gauging Wickersham's views by his face.
"How much more? I told you my limit."