"I can't afford it," he replied.
"What! With the money you're getting? Why, I hear you've had your salary nearly doubled!"
"Well, I'm doing double work, am I not?" asked Joe.
"Of course you are, but——"
Tonzo shook his head, and there was an unpleasant sneer on his face as he turned away from Joe.
A little later Joe saw Tonzo and Sid talking together. He could not help hearing what they said, as they were in their dressing room, while he was in his, putting on the red, scaly suit which he wore in the tank.
"Will he do it?" asked Sid of Tonzo.
"No. He claims he can't afford it."
"And getting nearly twice as much as we do! Say, he must be a regular tight-wad!"
"That's what he is," said Tonzo bitterly. "Afraid to spend his money!"