"You can?"
"Yes."
"Where did you get your information, in the fiend's name?"
"We have seen Sadie Seaton."
"The deuce you have! Are you detectives?"
"Detectives? Thunder! What are you talking about? I told you a moment ago who we were."
"I know, but——"
"But you don't believe us. Why, man, we had planned to do that little job ourselves. You only got in ahead of us, that's all."
"Then what's the matter—what do you want of us?"
"Well, the fact is, there was a little treachery practiced on us by Mr. Henry Chamberlain. It was our job; he knew it, and now we claim our fair share of the spoils."