"You don't mean to say you're going to bribe Murgatroyd?" came in chorus.
"Why not?"
"You've got enough indictments against you already, Peter," they warned him, "without having Murgatroyd charge you with an attempt to bribe."
"No, indeed, you can't bribe Murgatroyd," spoke up Flomerfelt, with a knowing smile. "Though I'll tell you what, Colonel," he went on, "there is a chap who's not above suspicion on that staff."
Morehead winked.
"The hold-over from the last administration?"
"You mean Leech?" gasped Wilkinson.
Flomerfelt nodded.
"It's better to hear you say the name than to say it ourselves, Peter," remarked Morehead.