"He's afraid of it," Nora breathed. "He told me it was a sin to invent it."
"The point is, Simmons," the leader said, "can you handle the stuff with a degree of safety after you have read the formula? A man of your experience—"
"I am not afraid to tackle it if I can see the formula," Garth answered quietly.
"Say, Simmons," George put in with a wry face, "if there's anything phony about your education, drop off here."
Garth fingered a frayed sheet of white paper.
"I am not afraid if I can see the formula," he repeated.
The leader turned to Nora.
"You're sure there's some of the stuff in the safe with the formula? The foreigner wouldn't dicker without a sample to analyze."
"I saw the formula and the sacks put in the safe to-night," she answered.
George shook his head.