But I didn't. Now look here. It's the chance of
your lifetime, Johnson! A quid for me, and a still tongue for you,
and the job's done. Do you agree?"
"Oh, I agree right enough," said Johnson. "I agree. But if you're
coming any of your larks "
"Can't you see he isn't?" Kathleen put in impatiently. "He's not a
liar we none of us are."
"If you're not on, say so," said Gerald, "and I'll find another
policeman with more sense."
"I could split about you being out all night," said Johnson.
"But you wouldn't be so ungentlemanly," said Mabel brightly.
"Don't you be so unbelieving, when we're trying to do you a good
turn."
"If I were you," Gerald advised, "I'd go to the place where the
silver is, with two other men. You could make a nice little ambush
in the wood-yard it's close there. And I'd have two or three more
men up trees in the lane to wait for the motor-car."
"You ought to have been in the force, you ought," said Johnson
admiringly; "but s'pose it was a hoax!"
"Well, then you'd have made an ass of yourself I don't suppose it
ud be the first time," said Jimmy.
"Are you on?" said Gerald in haste. "Hold your jaw, Jimmy, you
idiot!"
"Yes," said Johnson.
"Then when you're on duty you go down to the wood-yard, and the
place where you see me blow my nose is the place. The sacks are
tied with string to the posts under the water.
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