“Thank you, Angel.”

“What for? I mean every word of it. Don’t let old Rance McCoy worry yuh.”

“Does he think you played a crooked game?”

“What if he does?”

“Don’t you want the respect of your father, Angel?”

“What good will it do me? The respect of Rance McCoy!”

“You are a queer son, Angel.”

“Am I? Well, I’m what I am—and I’m satisfied.”

“Satisfied to be known as a cheat?”

Angel laughed angrily.