"Never mind what I know. I asked if you wanted to find her."
"Yes, I do."
"How bad?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you want to know bad enough to tell me what I want to know?"
"Tell me first what it is."
"I want to know what Luis Kingsley has done with the money that belongs to Lynde Pyne."
"Now what in thunder do you know about that?"
"More than I am going to let you know. Say, look a-here, Ben! You don't know me, but I do know you mighty blamed well. I'll just tell you who I am, as a pointer. I was Lynde Pyne's office-boy, but he discharged me fur—— Well, never mind what fur, I got the bounce, jist the same. A feller can't starve, and I have got to do jist that or git some money. Now I propose to help you if you will help me. Is it a go?"
"Hold, one minute! I don't know what you are talking about."