He laughed angrily. “That’s your privilege.”
She turned on him passionately. “You’ve got no right to resent it, though I don’t care a jackstraw whether you do or not. I’m not going into this because I want to, but to save this man from the den of wolves into which he has fallen. If you knew how I despise and hate you, how my whole soul loathes you, maybe you wouldn’t be so eager to go on with it! You’ll get nothing out of this but the pleasure of torturing a girl who can’t defend herself.”
“We’ll see about that,” he answered doggedly.
CHAPTER X
THE PRICE
MacQueen lost no time in announcing his new program.
“Boys, the hanging’s off. I’ve decided to accept West’s offer for Flatray’s life. It’s too good to turn down.”
“That’s what I told you all the time,” growled Buck.